Well! thanks to all your feedback on buying a lute... and I got a lot.. and all of it helpful.. (thanks!!) I have decided to take the advice of one of you and wait till I find a teacher and am sure of what type of music I want to play before I buy a lute. Since i am on a tight budget (retired) I have to ensure I know what I am doing before shelling out thousands of dollars, potentially (I do need to eat and drink a glass of wine occasionally).
I totally agree that any handmade lute is worth the money and the artists who make them deserve the money. Naively I thought there were factory made lutes (like guitars) that one could buy to start out with. Now I know better, and will be patient, and decide and buy when I am sure of where I am going musically...... but I secretly wonder...maybe classical guitar is a better and cheaper way to go...? tell me oh lute savants... is the lute that much better and sexier??? thanks so much Nebraska Joe To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
