Bruno, If I remember correctly, the Aria/Kadono lutes may have been marketed through Yamaha at one point. I bought one new in 1980 (either an L-75 or an L-85) through George Dauphinais for $600. For entry level instruments, they were reasonably light, with a decent sound. They also made a Baroque lute at one point.
Mine (a later model) had a very simple rosette that was router-cut, and an almost parallel fingerboard/neck (which helped me learn how to tighten frets soon after I bought it) . The open pegbox on the later models was pretty flexible, but it surprisingly held tune well, and proved to be very durable over almost 20 years of ownership. I still have a loft of fond memories of that instrument. Ron Banks -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 3:52 PM To: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> Cc: John Mardinly <john.mardi...@asu.edu>; cyndi...@netscape.net; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute repair Washington DC area yamaha made lutes? wow .. I never knew in the 40 years I've been playing.. Bruno 2016-09-22 16:25 GMT-04:00 sterling price <[1]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu>: Umm---why don't you just tighten the frets yourself? That's a very basic thing every lute player should know how to do. Its like being able to tie your shoes as a kid-- SP ____________________________________________________________ ______ From: John Mardinly <[2]john.mardi...@asu.edu> To: "[3]cyndi...@netscape.net" <[4]cyndi...@netscape.net> Cc: "[5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <[6]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:49 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute repair Washington DC area I had my lute undergo extensive restoration last year by Mel Wong. [1][1][7]http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ Just ship by UPS. Mel says he has never had a problem shipping by UPS. A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. Retired Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [2][2]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [3]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) But don't call the lab....I won't be there! On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:24 PM, [4][3][8]cyndi...@netscape.net wrote: Hello I have an 8 course Yamaha lute, about 30 years old. Have not been able to play it lately because frets are loose, strings won't stay on etc. I would like it to have professional attention. I have called around. Not many folks around here have repaired lutes. They would have to send it out. Recommendations? Thanks Cyndi -- To get on or off this list see list information at [5][4][9]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- 3A__www.cs.dartmo uth .edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=CwIBAg&c= AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Eji z41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3N w-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=-kR VCUm4cgxgX1PlnVcuqgpczedUeEYrWQ6MzLXbE2Y&s= XCdz7Lc5ORbh2jgwRIEPaDLMkbmX uiPzBFq_MPf5sU8&e= References 1. [5][10]http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 2. mailto:[6]john.mardi...@asu.edu 3. tel:[11]408-921-3253 4. mailto:[7][12]cyndi...@netscape.net 5. [8][13]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- 3A__www.cs.dartmouth .edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=CwIBAg&c= AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Eji z41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3N w-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=-kR VCUm4cgxgX1PlnVcuqgpczedUeEYrWQ6MzLXbE2Y&s= XCdz7Lc5ORbh2jgwRIEPaDLMkbmX uiPzBFq_MPf5sU8&e= -- References 1. [14]http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 2. mailto:[15]john.mardi...@asu.edu 3. mailto:[16]cyndi...@netscape.net 4. [17]https://urldefense.proofpoint. com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth 5. [18]http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 6. mailto:[19]john.mardi...@asu.edu 7. mailto:[20]cyndi...@netscape.net 8. [21]https://urldefense.proofpoint. com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute- 2Dadmin_index.html&d=CwIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQ uZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=- kRVCUm4cgxgX1PlnVcuqgpczedUeEYrWQ6MzLXbE2Y&s= XCdz7Lc5ORbh2jgwRIEPaDLMkbmXuiPzBFq_MPf5sU8&e= -- References 1. mailto:spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu 2. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 3. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 4. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 5. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 6. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 7. http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 8. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 9. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmo 10. http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 11. tel:408-921-3253 12. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 13. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth 14. http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 15. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 16. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 17. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth 18. http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/about/ 19. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 20. mailto:cyndi...@netscape.net 21. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7E wbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=CwIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A- 1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=-kRVCUm4cgxgX1PlnVcuq gpczedUeEYrWQ6MzLXbE2Y&s=XCdz7Lc5ORbh2jgwRIEPaDLMkbmXuiPzBFq_MPf5sU8&e=
