How about adding reasonably accurate intonation to the list? Granted,
that may be more often a property of the set-up than the 'goodness' of
the lute itself, but still...
On 4/8/2012 4:57 PM, Mathias Rösel wrote:
Aside from the essential question of acoustics, and the aesthetics of
physical appearance, how about lasting quality? It may sound good "right
out of the box", but what's it like after it been under tension for a year
Where's the
action? Is the rose bulging up to the strings? Do the pegs work? Bars intact?
Bridge still on?
When I bought my first lute in 1983 from Budget Instruments (8c after
Hieber) it was commonly understood that the soundboard would be dead within
20 or so years. As a matter of fact, it's still sounding resonant, and
everything is just fine with it. Certainly a good lute.
Mathias
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