Fine instrument, indeed, Anthony. I can see you didn't go for the original inlays on the neck of the lute ! I have ordered the same instrument from David Van Edwards (Warwick Frei) and he has agreed to copy the inlay at the back of the neck. The one on the front doesn't seem to be very practical, so I prefer not to have it.
Congratulations for this beautiful new baby then. Best wishes, Jean-Marie ======= 18-06-2008 20:39:02 ======= > >Dear Rob, Timo and all > I have just uploaded some images of my lute. As I am doing > several >things at once, I don't have time, at present to select for Ning lute; >but here is a link to those images: > >http://tinyurl.com/4zmwbl > >A friend who is a lute player and lute collector came round, he has a >good number of lutes to jusdeg from. He thought the "lutherie" was >superb, and the sound excellent, and very articulate, >if a little more reserved than his most "outspoken" Matthias Durvie >lute; but his lute is in synthetics and wirewounds, mine in plain gut >and loaded, so the comparison is not easy. >He played a few pieces on both, and while his Durvie had more power >and sustain, it was almost too much sustain, for certain pieces. My >lute seemed more reserved, but spoke >into the ear, and the message seemed somehow with more depth and less >flash, in short the message more poetic. > >This visiting luthist said his lute was exuberant and Italian, mine >more French. I know Benjamin's Martin Haycock, which I like a lot, >and which is also very vibrant, so I will have another chance for >a comparison in a few days. > >However, each lute maker has his idea of what type of sound he wants >to acheive (He/she). Martin H; has told me that he is looking for >projection, and he does achieve that. >I think Stephen is looking for something else, but he hasn't given me >what that might be in a "nut-shell". > >I do think the variety that comes form lute makers striving for >different aims, and string makers also, gives us a very large sound >palette to choose from. I just think that lutists should spend more time >lute and string tasting, Choosing the most suitable instrument and >strings should be considered as an extension of the lutist's >technique, I think. > >I can say that, I need to extend my technique, by any means at my >disposal. >Regards >Anthony > >PS This lutist always plays with equal temp., but he didn't find any >problem with the 6th comma fretting and VT or VY tuning. > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://poirierjm.free.fr 18-06-2008
