For the section on travel lutes go to minute 7:00 Miles
On Mar 6, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>> > > --
