vel: EMS lute, good or bad? again
Hi Seth,
after a I bought an disappointing 10course lute from a German lute maker
near Nürnberg (Bubenreuth) now a few weeks ago I got the _new_ model from
the early music shop. Its built from rose wood (Palisander), a 2-3 mm thin
spruce soundboard and 23 ribs, probably made from a kind of maple, has a
string length of 59,5 cm and a weight of 900 gramms. it comes together
with the simple, but solid well known red case. i think its origin is
Pakistan. if you have a look at the price (644 €), you would not take a
risk to choose this model for your first lute.
i play lute just for fun since 15 years (after 30 years guitar) and I´m
very satisfied with this new lute model. the workmanship is excellent, the
lute has good resonance and sounds "well".
if you would like to catch a glimpse of it, look here. i´m sorry, my small
page is yet under constuction, life is short.
http://www.boldhaus-info.de/laute/
all the best for you
Rainer
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Subject: [LUTE] Lute shopping advice?
Hello!
I am brand new to this list but have already been very entertained by the
conversation.
Recently someone asked for some advice on purchasing a lute and I was a
bit
surprised by the lack of responses. I am assuming a public forum is not
a
comfortable place to discuss the pros and cons of various luthiers.
So, to take a step back and to reframe this from a larger view: how
would
one go about selecting a luther from which to commission a lute?
All non-maker specific advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Seth
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Viele Grüße
Rainer
