Jean-Marie and Val, I wrote recently in support of the 8-course lute. There are many advantages, and unless you want a house full of lutes, it is a good, all-purpose instrument. That's my hap'orth. My previous exposition on the subject was worth more like tuppence or thruppence. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. -----Original Message----- From: Valery Sauvage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 13:03 To: lute Subject: [LUTE] Re: 7c at 64cms Should we make a "Club of the 8 course proud users" ? Val (is it an half penny idea ?) -o-O-o- -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Marie Poirier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 12:03 To: lute Subject: [LUTE] Re: 7c at 64cms Martin, I totally agree with all of that, including your non-ostracizing the poor 8c ;-) ! So much music, Elizabethan and continental as well, is designed for 8c that it seems more than strange to reject this type of lute. If it's only a matter of personnal taste, then I can understand and accept it, but I can think of no music-ologic-al reasons to do so. Obviously, the 9c lived a very short life, a quarter of a century at best, but 7c and 8c lasted much longer, if the repertoire can be an indication af anything regarding instruments in use at the time... Another obvious thing is that lute players used several instruments simply because it was easier, and sort of cheaper, to get them then than now. Just my tupence (let's make it three pence ;-)) thought on that matter, Jean-Marie
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