May I say that I still use my copy (5th edition 1982). By and large it's still useful for locating sources.
Mathias > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im > Auftrag von David Tayler > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2011 00:25 > An: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Laute, Theorbe, Chitarrone > > I have this book, it is useful but outdated. > Hopefully someone will write a new one, or perhaps the work has been done > already? > > The book lists many of the surviving instruments, with measurements. > There is enough raw data there to draw some interesting conclusions (lutes > come in many sizes, shapes, and stringing) However, there needs to be research > into the state of the instruments, and especially the size of the bridge holes. > > There is also a worklist, of sorts, but this is outdated as well. > > I've had on my "to do" list for a while now to put all the measurements together > into a big table (the instruments are arbitarily divided). > Presumably, this would show a either a gapless or very small gap continuum in > sizes. If there are "lacunae", that could be interesting, but it looks to be lots of > different sizes. > If indeed there is a broad continuum, then we would need to reevaluate how we > categorize all these instruments. > > The caveat here is the "original condition" > dt > > > > > At 06:32 AM 1/26/2011, you wrote: > > >What is the current consensus of Ernst Pohlmann's book, "Laute, > >Theorbe, Chitarrone" > >Is it still reliable enough to use as a reference, or is it getting outdated? > >Is there any work to update the material? > > > > > > > >-- > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
