Ed,
> That is one reason I use gut basses in baroque lutes. It does seem
to self-articulate in > > the use of basses.
Would that it were so! Unfortunately, I know of no instrument to be so
gracious as to fulfill any of my obligations as a performing artist for
me. As a matter of fact, they're always kind of jerks about it. ;-)
Christopher Wilke
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
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--- On Thu, 2/21/13, Edward Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Edward Martin <[email protected]>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Damping overspun strings.
To: "Sam Chapman" <[email protected]>, "howard posner"
<[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected] Net" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6:46 PM
Sam,
My sentiments exactly. That is one reason I use gut basses in
baroque lutes. It does seem to self-articulate in the use of basses.
ed
At 04:51 PM 2/21/2013, Sam Chapman wrote:
> Personally, I feel that many performers today overarticulate, and
this
> can have the effect of introducing unpleasant accents and
(moreover)
> reducing the volume/resonance of the instrument. The lute,
especially
> when strung in gut, can be seen as a self-articulating instrument
- why
> exaggerate this characteristic?
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