Mel has a lot of articles about inexpensive lutes in his archives on his web page, they are worth reading.
Wayne Begin forwarded message: > From: wayne cripps <wst...@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Reasonably priced lutes in the US > Date: October 2, 2012 4:54:17 PM EDT > To: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > > Mel Wong has reviewed a certain Paki lute .. and he made some inexpensive > lutes himself. > > http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/2011/11/14/attention-cheapskates-paki-bashers-hoi-polloi/ > > > Wayne > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Michael O'Rourke" <morco...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Reasonably priced lutes in the US >> Date: October 2, 2012 3:18:37 PM EDT >> To: Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk> >> Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu >> >> I think a builder in San Francisco was importing lutes from the Make >> Superior Music Company in China. The instruments were in the $600.00 >> range and from what I have heard very good for the price. Mel Wong, >> yes, now I remember, Mel Wong imported them. >> >> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Martin Shepherd >> <[1]mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote: >> >> "suitable for the performance of the repertoire composed for the >> instrument." >> >> Er... what does that mean? Pyramid strings? >> >> Best to all from sunny Burgundy, >> Martin >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. mailto:mar...@luteshop.co.uk >> 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >
