I play a 10cs Renaissance Lute made by an American Luthier. Ken Brodkey - http://www.luteworks.com/
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Edward Mast <nedma...@aol.com> wrote: > 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: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] 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 <nedma...@aol.com> >>> Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011 3:16 pm >>> Subject: [LUTE] American luthiers >>> To: LuteNet list <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >>> >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > >
