Thank you, Eugene. I've checked this page. I'm really impressed with the tool he designed to re-drill a bridge; wish I'd known about it when I re-drilled the bridge of one of my instruments. -Ned On Aug 8, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote:
> 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 > > > >
