My teacher, how to describe him? First, one of the most fun people to play music with, ever, and, second, one of the few teachers who can change your life forever. Amazing tone. Very large, chiseled fingers that could hold down two double courses with just the end of the finger. Played a two Hauser lutes, then later in life, a Papazian. Back then, that was the top of the line. I loved the sound of the Hausers, with gut strings even better. I have some recordings of him playing lute and harpsichord duets with wife Norma~IMHO that was his absolute best repertory, although he could play pretty much anything. For the lute/harpsichord duo they arranged all kinds of complex music and played it perfectly. The harpsichord was a very small one that sounded like a lute and sat on a table, maybe a Dolmetch..... There were also hours and hours of the faculty concerts recorded by Vermont radio. Anyone's guess where those tapes are. At the "Collegium" in Putney Vermont in the late 60s we all were required to study musicianship at the workshop. Here we got the Hindemth system directly from Hindemith's student. I'm convinced that this is the reason, or one of the main reasons, that all those students went on to have successful careers. Thanks Joe~! dt
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