Hi Martin, Yes I have played his instruments, they are very well built and a pleasure to play. Doubtless the pierced pegbox was a client's wish. I know how he makes his fluted-back lutes. I don't think he is very secretive about his workmethods. At this moment I have a Venere 1592 by Martin in my shop (www.speeltuygh.com) which has the normal pegbox. Fortunately.
LvS Op 10 feb 2011, om 16:29 heeft Martin Shepherd het volgende geschreven: > We should ask him how he achieves such a fluted effect! Looks like beautiful > work (though aesthetically I am puzzled by his decision to make an > anachronistic pierced pegbox back for the 1592 Venere). Has anyone here > heard/played his instruments? > > Martin > > On 10/02/2011 08:38, David van Ooijen wrote: >> For some flutes lutes, including a copy of the Holbein, see Martin de >> Witte's work: >> [1]http://www.martindewitte.nl/lutes.php >> David >> -- >> ******************************* >> David van Ooijen >> [2][email protected] >> [3]www.davidvanooijen.nl >> ******************************* >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. http://www.martindewitte.nl/lutes.php >> 2. mailto:[email protected] >> 3. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
