I don't think it is so ugly..... how can it be, with good gut strings? ed
At 03:51 PM 12/14/2011, Daniel Winheld wrote: >You can't really appreciate how ugly the Arnault de Zwolle lute >design is until you have one. As DT rightly observes, "When you >look at a copy of Arnaut's lute, it always looks a bit odd. It >always seems as though something is not quite right. Some of the >iconography shows lutes where the curves seem bumpy rather than >smooth, similar to Arnaut's drawing." > >This is an interpretation built in the early 1970's - bumps and >all. It is, unfortunately, my only 6 course. > >http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa44/danwinheld/?action=view¤t=SixCourse.jpg > >Sounds much better than it looks, which is why I allow it to live. >I think David Van Edwards has nailed it- too late for this one, though. > >Dan > >On Dec 13, 2011, at 4:12 AM, David Van Edwards wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > I've decided to do a few more Lute of the month essays, starting with > > a discussion of Arnault of Zwolle's c. 1440 design for a lute. > > http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/month/dec11/month.htm > > > > Best wishes, > > > > David > > -- > > The Smokehouse, > > 6 Whitwell Road, > > Norwich, NR1 4HB > > England. > > > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
