On 12/01/2014 13:21, Geoff Gaherty wrote:
On 12/01/14 12:42 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Instrument(s) for sale:http://bit.ly/1ddztq7 If I count correctly,
this instrument has1 single chanterelle + 4 double courses on the
fingerboard9 single courses on the extension. Is there any
historical, modern or practical justification for this
configuration?In other words, does there exist any music that would
be playable on it?
Those are instruments designed by Zachariah Taylor in the UK, built in
Pakistan, and imported into the UK by the Early Music Shop and the USA
by Mid-East. They tend to be quite heavily built and rather odd
designs, but have the advantage of selling for a fraction of the cost
of custom-made instruments. I own one of their treble lutes (in a',
mistakenly called a "descant lute") which is quite nice, much nicer
than their standard g' lutes, and their Sellas baroque guitar, which
needs some work to make it playable. They also make a "baroque lute"
in 6 + 8 configuration with a shorter scale:
As you say:
"quite heavily built and rather odd designs". Presumably the makers in
Pakistan - or wherever - are simply meeting the brief thay have been
given. Ebay 'lute' is flooded with these things: odd, bizarre, heavily
built, 'needs work to be made playable'. How extraordinarily bizarre.
I enrolled on a week's instrument-making course led by Z. Taylor a few
years ago. It was advertised as suitable for complete beginners, at
first learning the skills of setting up and sharpening tools. I left
after 15 minutes...and got a full refund.
Stuart
Geoff
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