What I'd known of Luciano's communication troubles in the past is that his network services were provided via radio. This latest round of "radio silence" seems much more substantial than technical issues.
PS: My Faria mandolino arrived in perfect health summer 2004 after only a ca. 1/2-3/4 year commission. Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rebecca Banks > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Luciano Faria, Luthier > > May 13th, 2009 > > Dear Lutenists: > > Re: Luciano Faria, I had a good experience with Luciano, > although it took about 2 years to make the Bass Renaissance Lute it did > arrive all in bubble wrap with a great case lined in blue. I think he > lives on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and goes into town for supplies > occasionally so he is away from his computer (and I think his computer > is run on a generator, which occasionally goes down)(Eugene Braig > knows, he told me this). My guess is he will probably come through for > you, he has a business reputation (although I also know that artists or > artisans lives are often conflicted). My last direct contact was about > 3 years ago. Best of luck! > > with thanks, > > Rebecca Banks > Tea at Tympani Lane Records > [1]www.tympanilanerecords.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, [2]in one place. > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.tympanilanerecords.com/ > 2. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9660824 > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
