Wonderful! You are getting closer, grasshoppers.
It is immaterial - all theorbos are made of dreams.
JM
> It is the material. Toy theorbos are made of dreams.
> dt
"What does modern Western popular wisdom know about the power of
objects? Has it ever heard the voice of a shamanic drum speaking? Has
it ever seen an Indian medicine man praying with the pipe in the four
directions? Has it spent the night in the forge of a Japanese
swordsmith watching in the midst of flashes of fire, the birth of a
traditional sword? There are objects that are not simple tools and are
more than works of art. Objects created from the same material that
legends are made of. Holding them in one's hands, you can feel their
power flowing in your fingers. "Inert" is the last word that comes to
mind to describe them. I have seen objects that were much more alive
than many people."
Daniele Bolelli, "On the Warrior's Path" pub. by Frog, Ltd. copyright
2003
I have heard the identical sentiments expressed by those colleagues of
ours- luthiers, performers, etc., who have been fortunate enough to
handle some of the fine historic instruments. I feel just this way
about my Chambure Vihuela. All our instruments- good, bad, ugly & not
so ugly- are the stuff of dreams and legend. Especially the objects of
our early music mania.
Dan
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