Yes, exactly the point I was trying to make, though in a more roundabout and obscure way (leaving myself open to misaprehension!); hence the quotation marks, etc. Fish without a bicycle and all that. Much has been done, but much remains, though I suspect Howard was being facetious also.
Best to all again, and still keep playing. C. >>> David Tayler <vidan...@sbcglobal.net> 07/15/09 3:12 PM >>> Try also the double strung ukeleles. On a personal note, if I were a female string player, I would find some of the language sexist. I remember asking a female lute player why she never went to workshops. Wow, did I get an earfull. dt At 02:53 PM 7/15/2009, you wrote: > Hi, all, > > > > Agreed on all counts, and if you get one of the larger sizes, concert > or tenor, you get a longer string length, 15" and 17" respectively. > > > > A baritone might come the closest to a Ren. guitar with a 19" string > length, and though a bit more expensive, certainly not as much as "the > real thing". I've got one to pull down at a moment's notice in my > preschool classroom. > > > > You can get strings for either "low bass" or re-entrant tunings. A > plus, if you play guitar, is that the pitches are the same as the top 4 > strings of a modern guitar. > > > > As for Howard's assertion that ukuleles are "babe magnets", a check on > youtube will offer supporting evidence, though those "babes" appear to > have eliminated the middle man in their attraction to the uke. > > > > Best to all, and keep playing, > > Chris. > >>> "Eugene C. Braig IV" <brai...@osu.edu> 07/15/09 2:16 PM >>> > Although not quite my thing, I think ukulele is a fine modern surrogate > for > 4-course guitar. All I can really add is recommendation for a few solo > recordings. Several 4-course guitar pieces on: > -Marincola, Federico. 1994. Guillaume Morlaye (1510?-1558?): Pieces > pour > Luth/Pieces pour Guitare. Pierre Verany, PV794052. > -Smith, Hopkinson. 1992. Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510-1580): Tres Libros de > Musica en Cifras para Vihuela. Auvidis-Astree, E 8740. > Some recordings entirely dedicated to 4-course guitar: > -Lonardi, Massimo. 2005. Comienc,a la Musica para Guitarra. > Stradivarius, SVS > 33695. > -Craddock, Michael. 2005. Tablatures de Guiterne. Cantus, C 9632. > I do not own Craddock's disc, and it isn't so easy to track down > nowadays. > The others are all excellent and quite enjoyable. > ..And enjoy! > Eugene > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > > Behalf Of Orphenica > > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:34 PM > > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > > Subject: [LUTE] Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar > > > > Dear collective stringwisdom, > > > > today I passed by a Guitar Shop with lots of new and well built > Ukuleles. > > I played some instruments and they sounded quite good. > > > > My idea, as Ukuleles are quite small an robust, to me they seem to be > a > > perfect > > instrument for travelling. > > > > We there any objections in playing 4 string renaissance repertoire on > a > > Ukulele or > > are there even any experiences. > > > > What would be a good source for 4 string renaissance literature on > then > > net, > > are there any good recordings? > > > > Lots of questions. So I am looking forward to any answer or idea. > > > > Thanks and good nite... > > > > we > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- --
