Don't they have a big heavy bridge, the type used on ouds? Rob
> On 4 Nov 2016, at 12:23, sterling price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > > Hi John--I have had -4- of the Sandi lutes and I must say that they are > pretty great. Not just great for the price but great lutes. They do > need bigger frets and better strings but once you do that you have a > great lute. I would totally recommend their 13 course lute. I had one > but I sold it to a student who needed one, so now I am thinking of > buying another one. Don't let the low price deter you. I also have > their 6 course and 9 course as well as the 14 course attiorbato. > Happy Luting-- > Sterling > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: Jack <jackyen...@gmail.com> > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 3:23 AM > Subject: [LUTE] New lutenist looking for a first instrument > Hello all, > My name is John Yentes. I have been a classical guitarist and violist > for many years (among many other instruments) and am beginning my foray > into the world of the lute. I am currently living in Japan and am > wondering if anyone knows of or is selling a used instrument that I > could purchase or perhaps if you might also know of some less expensive > luthiers for decent quality instruments. I don't mind buying something > a bit less than perfect as I have already resigned myself to the idea > of visiting a professional who can adjust the instrument for my own > specific needs. I'm looking for an 8 course lute or perhaps a baroque > lute. I'm not quite sure which I would prefer to start with, but I > would be very grateful for any information I could acquire in regards > to the pros and cons of starting on either instrument respectively in > regard to my previous experience as a guitarist . My budget is only > about 1500 dollars. I have found some lutes on eBay from a Turkish > maker named Sa! > adettin Sandi and his son. Apparently they are of fairly good quality > from what I have read. I have also been considering some instruments > from the early music shop. If anyone could provide any info for me, I > would greatly appreciate it. I enjoy listening to music from the > Italian renaissance such as Piccinnini and I also enjoy Dowland quite a > bit. I am well versed in the works of baroque music available for the > lute as well though, so perhaps what I am after is an instrument that > can play a bit of everything or at least has some degree of > versatility. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear back from some of > you. > John > Sent from my iPhone > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. file:///net/people/lute-arc/L14678-805TMP.html >
