Thank you, Daniel. I seem to remember that you are very happy with a Frei model instrument with a longish mensur - 64 or 65 cm. And Ron, too, I seem to recall, plays on a longish mensur. I wonder what your advice would be to someone - with medium to long fingers - ordering an instrument. A longish mensur or something closer to 60 cm? From what I've heard and read, the longer mensur instruments seem to have been more the norm during the 16th century.
Edward On Aug 7, 2011, at 6:05 PM, [email protected] wrote: > http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/ > > Another name to add to your list is Mel Wong. I played Mel's experimental > 'Chinese' lute last September when we were in SF, and it was also a nice > lute. Mel is also a very nice person. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Ron Andrico > > > > > Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 15:15:35 -0400 > > > To: [email protected] > > > From: [email protected] > > > Subject: [LUTE] American luthiers > > > > > > 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 > > > -- --
