I have a Fletcher 8-course. It's a Presbyter style lute, "stretched" to accomodate eight courses, spaced nicely for thumb in. I've had it about 10 years and have had no problems with it. Sounds fine strung completely in gut; if fact, Richard had been using nylgut and overspuns, but hearing my (his) lute in gut several years later liked the sound of the instrument well enough to do some restringing of his own. N.B. I'm not a professional, so my judgement may not count for a lot. But I'd give Richard a good rating; Pat O'Brien recommended him to me years before I was able to afford a replacement for my early 70's clunker.
Thanks and regards, Leonard Williams PS--He's in northern PA. On 8/6/11 3:15 PM, "Edward Mast" <[email protected]> wrote: > A guitarist friend of mine - not yet a member here - wants to get a lute and > asked my advice. He would like to get from a maker in this country (U.S.). > The only current maker whose instruments I have played and can absolutely > recommend is Dan Larson, but I think his wait time is rather long right now. > Others listed in the Lute Quarterly are Richard Fletcher, David Fitzpatrick > and Ken Brodkey. Has anyone here experience with the instruments of any of > these makers? -Edward > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
