Of course, there are used lutes by reputable builders cycling through the used market all the time. Personally, that's where I'd start.
Best, Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Guy Smith > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:35 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute shopping advice? > > If it's your very first lute (i.e., you don't yet own a playable > instrument), one important issue is how long you will have to wait. Some > luthiers can satisfy an order within a few months to a year, others have > waiting lists of many years. I recently received a lute from a well-known > luthier that had been on order for eight years. It's an absolutely > gorgeous > instrument, and for me, well worth the wait, but I already had two lutes > to > keep me occupied in the interim (along with a serpent, a sackbut, a > cittern...). You probably wouldn't want to wait that long for your first > lute. > > OTOH, you do want to go with a reputable builder, even if it does mean a > bit > of a wait. $300 lutes from e-bay are quick, but you are likely to regret > it. > The quickest good option is to find a decent used instrument (which is > what > I did), but that's easier said than done. I got lucky. > > For used instruments, check Wayne's list of instruments for sale, and also > the (English) Lute Society. > > Guy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
