FYI, getting to Chad's contact info isn't necessarily intuitive from the page I'd sent. You'll need to click his name under "About Me" which will take you to this page: http://www.blogger.com/profile/10122664259981388540
That page will provide a link to his e-mail. Best, Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of EUGENE BRAIG IV > Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 6:29 PM > To: Edward Mast > Cc: LuteNet list > Subject: [LUTE] Re: American luthiers > > Here's a reasonably priced up-and-comer and occasional on this list of > whom I am fond: > http://www.neallutes.com/p/baroque-lutes.html > > Chad has done a great deal of repair work for me (including a total > rebuild of an odd East German vihuela) and is contracted to build a new > Neapolitan mandolin for me. I believe his heart is with the d-minor lutes > of the baroque, but he seems willing enough to build outside that status > quo. > > Eugene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Mast <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011 3:16 pm > Subject: [LUTE] American luthiers > To: LuteNet list <[email protected]> > > > 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
