Footballer David Beckham is also known as 'golden balls'. I won't speculate on whether is literally true or not. Mind you, judging by his highish voice, there may be an element of 'loss' involved here too . . .
Bill From: Christopher Wilke <chriswi...@yahoo.com> To: R. Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de>; Anthony Hind <agno3ph...@yahoo.com>; Leonard Williams <arc...@verizon.net> Cc: Lute List <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2013, 13:57 Subject: [LUTE] Re: The "golden" rose "Golden rose" is likely a simple metaphor meaning, "the lute with the perfect sound". Today we (in America at least) refer to a radio announcer with a deep, resonant voice as having a "golden throat". Obviously we don't mean it literally. Similar metaphors exist in olden time. St. John Chrysostom, famed for his preaching, literally means John "Golden Mouth." (A thread will now open on this list that will endeavor to speculate on the beneficial effects that gilding has on the physiology of the mouth and larynx, providing supporting evidence that we do, in fact, mean it literally.) Although we are continually hoping to find it, the search for the Platonic Ideal of Lutes is ultimately futile, therefore "lost" before it has begun. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Eastman School of Music Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com __________________________________________________________________ From: R. Mattes <[1]r...@mh-freiburg.de> To: Anthony Hind <[2]agno3ph...@yahoo.com>; Leonard Williams <[3]arc...@verizon.net> Cc: Lute List <[4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:52 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: The "golden" rose On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:17:31 +0200, Anthony Hind wrote > I suppose, Leonard, if any effect, it would be more like loading, so > possibly more damping than brightening. Although, it would probably > be too thin to make an audible difference. Just my intuition. > Regards Anthony While the mass of the gold is neglectable, depending on the gilding technique used, the application of a mixture of hide glue, plaster and chalk used in traditional gilding might stiffen the rose. But that depends on whether the roses where polished or not. Cheers, Ralf Mattes To get on or off this list see list information at [1][5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:r...@mh-freiburg.de 2. mailto:agno3ph...@yahoo.com 3. mailto:arc...@verizon.net 4. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html