A lot of popular performers (e.g. Billy Joel, Elton John, etc) amplify their Grand Pianos, and many use a Barcus Berry 'triplanar' contact pickup
http://barcusberry.com/product.cfm?ProductID=11 - which is actually amazing and sounds fantastic - too bad its too big for guitars/lutes. Having repeatedly injured my dignity playing with amplification in noisy environments (in my early days), I would agree that a contact transducer - like the Fishman - is the best way to go; one doesn't have to worry about feedback or ambient noise. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to get a natural sound out of them. Easy to apply, instead of a clip, one sticks them on with a sticky putty. The only concern is leaving an oily putty residue on the soundboard of your lute (especially if it is waxed and unvarnished). Try different locations on the soundboard to find the best tone through that particular amp. Cheers, trj -----Original Message----- From: Arto Wikla <[email protected]> To: Tobiah <[email protected]>; lute <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 5:00 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute? On 27/01/15 23:53, Tobiah wrote: > On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla wrote: >> Hi all >> >> Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use >> the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. >> ;-) > > Oh right, and we can just use a Rhodes electric piano instead of those > bulky awkward concert grands! > Do they use amplification on Steinways? Guess not! Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
