Hello Listserv,
I am in something of a pickle and need the loan of some expertise.
I purchased a 13 string (7 course?) lute on Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, in around 1999, one of two that the music store had by the
same maker, for which I paid a princely sum, a gift for my wife. There
were two documents related, a receipt and a valuation, one of which I
have lost. The lost document bears the name of the maker, which I have
forgotten, and the store has long since closed (closed promptly after I
purchased said instrument, telling, in and of itself).
The tag inside the lute says "The Renaissance Gilde, Box 5 Cambridge
Wisconsin" and "June '88" and seems to be signed "Jim Rubio" although
the maker I was told was a different name, possibly William Daum.
The instrument is about to see the light of day as my wife is to take
lessons with a virtuoso new to the city, I would love to be able to
report accurately on the origins of the lute.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Cordially
Quentin Hart-Slater
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