a video on Colin, which includes demonstration of his travel lute.. can be found here:
http://vimeo.com/29128621 maybe some luthier can pick up on the idea... Bruno 2014-03-06 9:55 GMT-05:00 Bruno Fournier <[email protected]>: > Colin Everett in Ottawa, had designed an array of travel lutes, that > never really got off the ground in popularity. They were flat back, > rectangular, no peghead, where as your pegs for tuning were on the > bridge side, on the end block. He took them to the lute society > seminars at some point and got an order or two. When Colin passed > away, he bequeathed the two sets ( from Bass to Soprano) the Carlton > University in Ottawa. I have the Baroque lute version of his travel > lutes, but needs to be restored, and I don't have the time.. > > > > > -- > > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > > > > www.estavel.org > > > 2014-03-06 9:41 GMT-05:00 Christopher Wilke <[email protected]>: >> While we're at it, let me repeat my plea for a luthier to design a practical >> travel lute a la the Soloette or Aria AS-100C Sinsonido "silent" travel >> guitars: >> http://www.amazon.com/Aria-AS-100C-Sinsonido-Travel-Guitar/dp/B002AMVC0I/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top. >> >> I took one of these on vacation and kept up my classical guitar chops. I've >> also used it plugged into an amp for wedding gigs. People think it looks >> cool, too. There are electric ouds and even gambas nowadays as well. No such >> option for the lute... >> >> I have a few design ideas but no wood working ability at all. If you're a >> builder interested in cornering the market, feel free to contact me! >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. >> Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer >> www.christopherwilke.com >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Thu, 3/6/14, Geoff Gaherty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes? >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 7:17 AM >> >> On 06/03/14 2:29 AM, T.Kakinami >> wrote: >> > >> http://www.bagluthiers.com/producto.php?i43&p=laud_renacentista_-_barroco6cc3f8&id=43 >> >> That's close to my ideal. My present cases are mostly >> made of wood and >> significantly heavy and hard, not something I would want to >> strap on my >> back. A light-weight soft padded case on my back would >> be a big >> improvement. >> >> Geoff >> >> -- >> Geoff Gaherty >> Foxmead Observatory >> Coldwater, Ontario, Canada >> http://www.gaherty.ca >> http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >>
