[LUTE] Re: String wear at nut on G lute

[Ed Durbrow]

   Thanks Sean and Luke. I did polish a little. I’ll have to put on two
   pairs of eyeglasses and give it another go. But what about the string?
   Anything I can do to save that 5th course string that looks like it may
   break?

   On Aug 19, 2020, at 4:38 AM, Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote:

   For polishing compound you can use toothpaste on cotton kitchen string.
   Make sure the string is at least as thick as the groove so it polishes
   the sides, too.
   s

   On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:57 AM Luke Emmet
   <[2]luke.em...@orlando-lutes.com> wrote:

Hi Ed
It looks like the groove for the string isn't wide enough, and
 has a
sharp top edge which is cutting into the string.
Ideally the nut grooves should be wider than the string diameter,
 so it
touches only at the bottom and the grooves only guide the string
 and do
not offer any friction along the string length.
So if possible you could try to gently widen the nut grooves with
 a
fine round diamond file, then polish with a thread of twine
 dipped in
polish compound. Or if you have a friendly lute maker, he or she
 can
easily sort it out.
Hope this helps
 - Luke
On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 18:27, Ed Durbrow
 <[1][3]edurb...@gmail.com> wrote:
 I broke a 5th course string on my 7 course lute and now it
 looks
  like
 the other one is about to break. Has anyone seen similar
 wear
  patterns?
 Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to save the
 second
  string
 that looks like it could break at any moment?
 I made a video with two pictures. The first picture is from
 the
  front,
 the second picture is from the pegbox side and has the
  replacement
 string in place.
 Thank you in advance.
 Here is the video with the two
 pictures: [1][2][4]https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
 Ed Durbrow
 Saitama, Japan
 [2][3][5]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
 [3][4][6]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
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3. [15]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
4. [16]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
5. [17]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
6. [18]https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
7. [19]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
8. [20]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
9. [21]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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   1. mailto:lutesm...@gmail.com
   2. mailto:luke.em...@orlando-lutes.com
   3. mailto:edurb...@gmail.com
   4. https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
   5. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   6. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   7. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
   8. https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
   9. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  10. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  11. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
  12. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
  13. mailto:edurb...@gmail.com
  14. https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
  15. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  16. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  17. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
  18. https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
  19. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  20. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  21. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
  22. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
  23. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  24. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  25. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

[LUTE] String wear at nut on G lute

[Ed Durbrow]

   I broke a 5th course string on my 7 course lute and now it looks like
   the other one is about to break. Has anyone seen similar wear patterns?
   Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to save the second string
   that looks like it could break at any moment?

   I made a video with two pictures. The first picture is from the front,
   the second picture is from the pegbox side and has the replacement
   string in place.
   Thank you in advance.
   Here is the video with the two
   pictures: [1]https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [2]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [3]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [4]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. https://youtu.be/pPr6bilW26A
   2. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   3. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   4. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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[LUTE] Re: e vs c

[Ed Durbrow]

   In regard to writing in fingerings, one can always put them below (or
   above) the staff, like T. Robinson. I have often wondered why there are
   so few fingerings in lute tab. I’ve been reading a LOT more from a
   screen in the last few years, so have kind of adjusted my mindset to
   try and  remember my fingering solutions. This could be an interesting
   experiment. In the past, every time I come back to something I haven’t
   played in a long time, I inevitably change the fingerings I wrote in
   saying "what was I thinking"?!

   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [1]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [2]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [3]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   2. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
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[LUTE] Re: Giononcelli

[Ed Durbrow]

   Ah, that must have been where I got them in the first place. I will
   endeavor to download the rest. I have a plugin called downthemall, so
   maybe that will work. The first suite is great, though difficult. He
   seemed to be very much into the idiomatic aspects of the instrument,
   I’m anxious to see what the scordatura pieces are like.

   Thanks a lot for all your efforts.

   On Jul 23, 2020, at 4:09 AM, Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.
   <[1]sa...@gerbode.net> wrote:

   Hi, Ed.
   I have a [2]Gianoncelli edition on my site, as well as [3]facsimiles of
   the original.
   Hope that helps.
   --Sarge
   On 7/22/2020 01:41, Ed Durbrow wrote:

   I have nice digital copies of the first suite in Giononcelli's ms. I
   don't know where I got them. They are much better than my 40 year old
   faded photocopies. [1][4]imslp.org is not helpful in this case. I must
   have downloaded them from somewhere, but I cannot find where. Anyone?

   Thanks in advance.

   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [2][5]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [3][6]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [4][7]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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   1. [8]http://imslp.org/
   2. [9]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
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   4. [11]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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   [16]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
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References

   1. mailto:sa...@gerbode.net
   2. http://gerbode.net/sources/Gianoncelli/il_liuto_1650/pdf/
   3. http://gerbode.net/facsimiles/GianoncelliB/Il_Liuto_1650/
   4. http://imslp.org/
   5. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   6. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   7. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
   8. http://imslp.org/
   9. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  10. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  11. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
  12. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
  13. mailto:sa...@gerbode.net
  14. http://www.gerbode.net/
  15. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  16. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  17. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

[LUTE] Giononcelli

[Ed Durbrow]

   I have nice digital copies of the first suite in Giononcelli’s ms. I
   don’t know where I got them. They are much better than my 40 year old
   faded photocopies. [1]imslp.org is not helpful in this case. I must
   have downloaded them from somewhere, but I cannot find where. Anyone?

   Thanks in advance.

   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [2]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [3]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [4]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

   --

References

   1. http://imslp.org/
   2. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   3. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   4. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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[LUTE] Re: Gianoncelli and Neusidler

[Ed Durbrow]

   On Apr 24, 2020, at 9:57 PM, Tristan von Neumann
   <[1]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote:

 Sarge has put a French tab version of Gianoncelli online:
 [2]http://gerbode.net/sources/Gianoncelli/il_liuto_1650/
 In case you have an archlute.

   If you don’t have an archlute, you can move a lot of the bass notes up
   an octave.

   [3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztxq8gjEydw

   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [4]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [5]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [6]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de
   2. http://gerbode.net/sources/Gianoncelli/il_liuto_1650/
   3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztxq8gjEydw
   4. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   5. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   6. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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[LUTE] Re: USB Microphone

[Ed Durbrow]

   Why don't you just get a webcam with a mic? They are cheap and useful
   for lessons. Giving or taking?

   There is system I just learned about today called String Masters. This
   is set up so you can see and annotate scores as well as see and hear
   the teacher and students.
   [1]https://www.stringmasters.com/
   On Mar 30, 2020, at 6:02 AM, John Trout <[2]tjtrout...@gmail.com>
   wrote:

   Can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive USB microphone that
 I can
   use with. Macbook Pro for lessons over the internet and possible
 home
   recordings?
   Thanks, � John
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   [5]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [6]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. https://www.stringmasters.com/
   2. mailto:tjtrout...@gmail.com
   3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
   4. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   5. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   6. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

[LUTE] Re: pickup or mic inside lute

[Ed Durbrow]

   I think I remember that concert or perhaps it was a video. I don’t have
   Tom Bergen’s contact info. That is exactly what I’m trying to do,
   however.

   I had special end pins made for my 7 course and my archlute that has a
   cut out and attached with a bit of gut that allows me to put a mic
   inside. I found having it near the end pin did not sound so great, so I
   used a plastic straw obtained from a fast food franchise and used that
   to position the mic just behind the bridge. That worked pretty well. I
   think it was Ed Martin who mentioned wedging a mic near the bridge on
   the top. That is what I have been doing for many years now. I have a
   very thin piece of wood that is held in place by the 1st, 2nd and maybe
   3rd course strings and sticks off the edge of the bridge. I put my mic
   in some foam and it is wedged in there pointing at the sound hole. I
   find this is the loudest way and it gets a very nice sound.

   On Feb 8, 2020, at 4:17 AM, guy_and_liz Smith <[1]guy_and_...@msn.com>
   wrote:

   If you can figure out how to get in touch with Tom Bergen in Seattle
   (last I heard...), he had a great sounding Lundberg 11 course French
   baroque instrument with an internal pickup mounted near or under the
   bridge. He had a miniplug built into the strap button that he connected
   to a wireless transmitter that he concealed under his coat (Pigtail?).
   Worked great. He played it at LSA one year and it was good enough to
   fool some well-known professionals. IIRC, it wasn't an add-on to an
   existing instrument; he had Lundberg build it specifically to
   accommodate the pickup, and I think it took at least a couple of tries
   to get it right. I don't recall any details, but I'm sure Tom could
   tell you if you can get ahold of him.
   I also have a Schertler (which I confess that I haven't actually used
   much). One thing I discovered is that it is quite sensitive to exactly
   where you stick it on the top. If you are getting a poor sound, try
   moving it around. For the instrument I tried it with,  just above the
   base side of the bridge seemed to be the best spot, but YMMV.
   Guy
   -Original Message-
   From: [2]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu [[3]mailto:lute-arc@new
   -old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of David van Ooijen
   Sent: Friday, February 7, 2020 2:52 AM
   Cc: LuteNet list
   Subject: [LUTE] Re: pickup or mic inside lute
 I have a separate Schertler stick-on mic that I can use on all
 lutes/guitars I play. I can plug it into an amp I bring myself, or
 alternatively have a preamp (also Schertler) to give the PA-man a
 Direct Out while I'm still in control of my own EQ. The preamp also
   has
 a mute button, comes in handy when not playing or when tuning.
 A normal mic sounds better, but this works and had no feed back
 issues.
 A mic inside an instrument (I have a classical guitar with a build-in
 condenser  mic) sounds rather boomy and can have feed-back issues.
 ymmv
 David
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 On Fri, 7 Feb 2020 at 07:40, Ed Durbrow
   <[3][6]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp>
 wrote:
  I'm thinking of having my archlute repaired which will entail
   removal
  of the top. I'm also thinking if I do that, I'd like to have a
   pickup
  or mic installed. I'm looking for recommendations for a natural
  sounding pickup or mic inside the lute that is no hassle use. I
   need
  something that can be plugged into a wireless transmitter. The
   wireless
  system I have is a high end Sennheiser (ew 100 G2 ) that uses a
  condenser mic. I don't understand this stuff very well. I don't
   know if
  a pickup can look the same as a condenser mic to the
   transmitter.
  The ew-100 G2 manual says.
  AF characteristics
  Max. input voltage (at peak deviation) Microphone 1.8 Vrms,
   unbalanced
  1.2 Veff, unbalanced
  Line 2.4 Vrms
  Input impedance Microphone 10 kΩ, unbalanced10 kΩ, unbalanced
  Line 1 MΩ
  Thanks in advance.
      Ed Durbrow
  Saitama, Japan
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[LUTE] pickup or mic inside lute

[Ed Durbrow]

   I'm thinking of having my archlute repaired which will entail removal
   of the top. I'm also thinking if I do that, I'd like to have a pickup
   or mic installed. I'm looking for recommendations for a natural
   sounding pickup or mic inside the lute that is no hassle use. I need
   something that can be plugged into a wireless transmitter. The wireless
   system I have is a high end Sennheiser (ew 100 G2 ) that uses a
   condenser mic. I don't understand this stuff very well. I don't know if
   a pickup can look the same as a condenser mic to the transmitter.

   The ew-100 G2 manual says.
   AF characteristics
   Max. input voltage (at peak deviation) Microphone 1.8 Vrms, unbalanced
   1.2 Veff, unbalanced
   Line 2.4 Vrms
   Input impedance Microphone 10 kΩ, unbalanced10 kΩ, unbalanced
   Line 1 MΩ
   Thanks in advance.
   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [1]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [2]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [3]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   2. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   3. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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[LUTE] Eugene Dombois Wikipedia page

[Ed Durbrow]

   Almost a year ago I attempted to make a Wikipedia entry for Eugene
   Dombois. This is my first attempt to produce content for Wikipedia and
   I don’t know what I’m doing. I could not publish the page and I think
   the message was that it needed to be reviewed. I never heard back.
   Could we make this a group effort? Or barring that, could anyone offer
   help or advice on how to bring this page to fruition? It is a travesty
   that he doesn’t have a Wiki entry.

   [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Edurbrow/sandbox

   This page has been deleted. The deletion, protection, and move log for
   the page are provided below for reference.
 * 12:06, 25 October 2019 [2]Edgar181 [3]talk [4]contribs deleted page
   [5]User:Edurbrow/sandbox ([6]G8: Page dependent on a deleted or
   nonexistent page)
 * 16:16, 1 March 2019 [7]CNMall41 [8]talk [9]contribs moved page
   [10]User:Edurbrow/sandbox to [11]Draft:Eugen Müller Dombois
   (Preferred location for [12]AfC submissions)

   I have the content in a Pages (OS X) document on my computer.
   Ed Durbrow
   Saitama, Japan
   [13]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
   [14]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
   [15]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

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References

   1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Edurbrow/sandbox
   2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Edgar181
   3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Edgar181
   4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Edgar181
   5. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Edurbrow/sandbox=edit=1
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#G8
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CNMall41
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:CNMall41
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/CNMall41
  10. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Edurbrow/sandbox=no=edit=1
  11. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Eugen_Müller_Dombois=edit=1
  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AFC
  13. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
  14. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
  15. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/


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[LUTE] Re: Renaissance/Medieval Fairs

[Ed Durbrow]

On Sep 27, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.  wrote:

> I went to one of the first Renaissance fairs in the SF Bay Area, sometime in 
> the late 70's.
> I brought my Harwood lute and settled myself by the side of the path to play, 
> but I doubt anyone could really hear me, as it was outside and noisy. Still, 
> I suppose the visual was good…

That would have been the Renaissance Pleasure Fayre in Black Point at the top 
of San Francisco Bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_fair One of the 
first, as you say, and prided themselves as being one of the most authentic.
I played there a few times with Nancy Carlin and others in the mid 70s. Angene 
Feves made me a costume. In 1991 I went again when I was visiting from Japan. 
Things had evolved quite a lot by then. I had to audition and get a new costume 
and go to many workshops. I think the workshops were over 2 weekends or so and 
involved about 12 classes. That was probably why there were so few musicians. 
The ones I remember were a classical guitarist playing Bach on a lutar who I 
think was there because he was there every year and a hammer dulcimer player 
who seemed to be doing quite well. With busking, it is the same as real estate: 
location, location, location. It was not a money maker for me, but I actually 
enjoyed the workshops and the performing somewhat. It was also nice to get a 
look behind the scenes when all the customers had gone.


Ed Durbrow
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[LUTE] Re: Sorting pieces for compilation

[Ed Durbrow]

I would add number of courses and tuning.

On Aug 10, 2019, at 8:28 AM, Tristan von Neumann  
wrote:

> Here's a "problem" to which any ideas are welcome:
> 
> 
> I'm preparing a lute book for myself that shall contain all my favourite
> pieces, about 500 pages.
> 
> I am still struggling with the order the pieces.
> 
> Apart from solvable problems like page turns of pieces with more than 2
> pages, I am not sure what concept is the best.
> 
> There's plenty of possibilities:
> 
> * by date of sources - useful for experiencing history, offers a nice
> mixture of genres within
> 
> * in alphabetical order of the composer (though this would make A as in
> anonymous the biggest part...)
> 
> * by country of origin
> 
> * by genre (as in historical prints - Fantasies, Chansons and Madrigals,
> Motets, Dances)
> 
> * a mixture of those above
> 
> 
> Any experiences/suggestions are welcome.
> 
> 
> :)
> T*
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[LUTE] Re: RH folk style

[Ed Durbrow]

Before Paul played thumb-in, he played thumb-out.

On Aug 2, 2019, at 8:35 AM, John Mardinly  wrote:

> Paul Odette was inspired by Julian Bream. One played thumb out, the
>   other played thumb under. Both got excellent results. That is what
>   matters the most.

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[LUTE] Re: Plucking Room

[Ed Durbrow]

When I had my Ren lute made, I specified that I wanted a scoop because I tend 
to “dig in”.  I wonder what the luthiers will answer to this query.

On Jun 22, 2019, at 10:25 PM, Edward C. Yong  wrote:

> I’m wondering what can be done about this, suggestions welcome!


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[LUTE] Re: Julian Bream on Lute

[Ed Durbrow]

Why are these messages so long? I have to scroll forever just to get to the top 
to read a one-sentence post.

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[LUTE] Re: Renaissance rhyme

[Ed Durbrow]

Yes, I recall a Ren-Fayre guy telling me they were supposed to use a lot of 
diphthongs then.

On Jun 7, 2019, at 10:31 PM, jslute  wrote:

> Dear Martyn and All,
>  According to the Crystals, "wind" would be pronounced something like "woind" 
> or "woynd." Ben Crystal helped with one of my theater group productions a 
> couple of years ago.
> Jim Stimson

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[LUTE] Re: Renaissance rhyme

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On Jun 7, 2019, at 12:32 PM, howard posner  wrote:

> What if Campion pronounced “find” as 
> “finned”?  Or something completely different? 


Who is going to tell him?


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[LUTE] Re: Renaissance rhyme

[Ed Durbrow]

On Jun 7, 2019, at 9:10 AM, howard posner  wrote:

> 
>> On Jun 6, 2019, at 3:56 PM, Ed Durbrow  wrote:
>> 
>> wanted to know which word changes so that winde and kinde rhyme.
> 
> If you’re asking which word is pronounced as in modern English (in what 
> accent?  Australia?  Mississippi?) the answer may be neither.

No I’m not asking that.

> For what it’s worth, in Shakespeare’s sonnets: 
> 
> Wind (in the sense of air blowing) rhymes with find and mind.

That is the information I was looking for. Thank you Howard.
Campion was a contemporary of Shakespeare, so good enough.
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[LUTE] Re: Renaissance rhyme

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On Jun 7, 2019, at 8:15 AM, Craig  wrote:

> The thing with Early Modern English rhyme is that it doesn't match modern 
> English. You should look at the work being done by Professor David Crystal on 
> Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation.

Yes, I know that and know about the Crystals’ work. I was asking if there is an 
online resource for Early Modern English rhyme.


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[LUTE] Renaissance rhyme

[Ed Durbrow]

Does anyone know of an online resource for Renaissance English rhyme? I was 
looking at various online Shakespeare resources yesterday, but I couldn’t find 
the rhyme I wanted.
I got the new LuteZine and saw the song Peaceful Westerne Winde by Campion in 
there and wanted to know which word changes so that winde and kinde rhyme.

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[LUTE] Re: De Visee

[Ed Durbrow]

I visited a violin and ukelele maker here in Japan who used a plant as 
sandpaper. He grew it right outside the door.

On May 28, 2019, at 1:29 AM, George Torres  wrote:

>>>>> remember
>>>>> 
>>>>>>   you that also plants exist which were used for thousands
>>> of
>>>>> 
>>>>>   years to
>>>>> 
>>>>>>   polish wood (and maybe also fingernails), e.g. Equisetum

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[LUTE] Re: Gamut Music

[Ed Durbrow]

Really nice little film. Congratulations to Dan and you. Nice to see and hear 
you play and to hear your voice for the first time.

On May 16, 2019, at 12:29 AM, Edward Martin  wrote:

>   Dear ones,
>   The local PBS station in northern Minnesota produced a video on Gamut
>   Music, of which I am affiliated.   This was recorded 2 months ago, and
>   was aired last month.   I hope you find it interesting, as you can see
>   Dan Larson demonstrating finishing touches on a viola d'amore, as well
>   as him doing finishing touches on a lute rose.   You can also see some
>   of the Gamut stringmakers in the process of making gut strings, from
>   beginning to completion. As well, I am on the video, playing on an
>   11-course Frei, 68 cm, in all gut, with silverer gimped strings on 10th
>   and 11th course.   For the recording, I played "Canaries" by Ennemond
>   "Vieux" Gaultier
>   I hope you enjoy this.
>   [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLKDl0Ww_Tg=youtu.be_sou
>   rce=May+Day+Sale+reminder_campaign=May+Day+Sale_medium=email
>   Best,
>   ed

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[LUTE] Re: fret positions above the 12th fret (re-re)

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I’m kind of surprised everyone is assuming there would be frets. What year was 
the original piece Jurgen? As I understand it, many Renaissance lutes show no 
evidence of body frets.

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[LUTE] Re: Elder gut, anybody tried them out?

[Ed Durbrow]

I could not find a price list on the site. Are we supposed to haggle?

>   Gut strings from India.
>   New to me. Anybody has experience with them?
>   [1]http://www.eldergut.com/plain-gut-strings.php
>   David
>

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[LUTE] Re: Il primo libro d'intavolatura di liuto Galilei repeat bars

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What you type more or less aligns with the way I interpret it, if I understand 
you correctly. However, some well known players do not interpret it so. For 
example, in the first C maj volt, they hold the half note at the repeat mark 
bar for three beats and then start over. I and you, I think, would hold it for 
two beats and insert the last beat of measure one on the repeat. I was 
wondering if they know something we don’t, if Galilei mentions anything (my 
original question), if (there must be) other examples of similar structures and 
if any contemporary explains what to do.

Again if anybody can point me to an English translation, it would be fun to 
read even though there may not be any information on repeats.

> On Dec 25, 2018, at 11:15 PM, Matthew Daillie  
> wrote:
> 
> From what I've seen it's pretty straightforward, you just need to replace the 
> upbeat at the end of the bar with the repeat sign with the anacrusis of the 
> first bar. Sometimes the note values of the anacrusis are not the same but 
> this doesn't really matter as one is making a pause before starting the piece 
> again from the beginning. The values of the last beat of the repeat bars work 
> fine when playing straight through the second time round.
> Despite Galilei's claims to the contrary, there are a few printers mistakes 
> too and there is doubtlessly an element of improvisation in the way the 
> introductory anacruses should be played anyway (as perhaps indicated, for 
> example, by the occasional long note values).
> Best,
> Matthew 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 25, 2018, at 12:51, Joachim Lüdtke  wrote:
>> 
>> that is what I found in the introduction too, and still you have to cope 
>> with the Situation Ed describes. I tend to your No 2, Ed!
> 
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[LUTE] Re: Il primo libro d'intavolatura di liuto Galilei repeat bars

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On Dec 25, 2018, at 8:41 PM, Matthew Daillie  wrote:

> The Minkoff facsimile provides an English translation. Here is an extract:
> '... since my sonatas might offer some difficulty to... players not yet very 
> experienced in this art... these people must be satisfied with playing simply 
> the first and second part of the Correnti and Volte, which they may repeat 
> without the diminutions and this will not make the the sonata imperfect.'


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[LUTE] Il primo libro d'intavolatura di liuto Galilei repeat bars

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It looks like Michelagnolo Galilei doesn’t give any instructions in his book, 
but could an Italian speaker confirm that? Is there an English translation of 
his dedication and author page anywhere?
What I’m interested in at the moment is whether he gives any guidance on how to 
perform repeats. He has two kinds of repeat signs: the normal one that is at 
the end of a full bar and one that is in the middle of a bar. Repeats mostly 
occurs in voltas because most other pieces have written out style brisé 
passages. 

Of the second kind, typically, the first section ends on a half note or quarter 
note with a repeat sign under the remaining notes. There are two possible 
interpretations. 
1. Hold the first beat of the last measure for three full beats then repeat 
from the very beginning.
2. Combine the last measure and the first making just one measure.
In the second interpretation, one assumes that on the repeat playing one would 
start with the last quarter of the first measure after a half note in the last 
measure. He is not always so straightforward though. For example there might be 
a dotted quarter at the end of a section but three quarter notes at the start. 
I wonder if he mentions anything in the Italian text.

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[LUTE] Re: stump?

[Ed Durbrow]

I’d like to see that Johnson work. Sounds perfect (almost) for an archlute.

On Dec 19, 2018, at 5:22 AM, Rainer  wrote:

> New Grove:
> 
> An English plucked instrument of the early 17th century. It is known only by 
> name and by one surviving piece of music (GB-Och Mus.532), headed ‘Alman R. 
> Johnson to the stump by F.P.’ (ed. A. Sundermann, Robert Johnson: Complete 
> Works for Solo Lute, London, 1972). This is written in six-line French 
> tablature and shows that the stump had seven fingered string courses tuned 
> like a Renaissance lute, with eight extra bass diapasons.
> 
> Rainer
> 
> On 18.12.2018 21:03, Leonard Williams wrote:
>>I saw in an older Lute News supplement that Pilkington (possibly)
>>composed a piece for the stump.  Can anyone enlighten me about what
>>sort of instrument that was?
>>Thanks, and best regards for the Holiday Season!
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[LUTE] Re: music stands

[Ed Durbrow]

>> Can anyone recommend a good traditional metal music stand?  I don't mean the 
>> very heavy orchestral stand, just a "normal" fold-out one.  I ask because it 
>> seems that they're all made in China and are flimsy and unstable.  I have 
>> one (I think it's Stagg) where the top attaches to the rest with just one 
>> rivet, so it just wobbles.
>> 
>> I need the little fold-out arms so I can see three-page pieces, too.

I can’t answer your question. I don’t know any brands, but I wanted to mention 
that I have a music stand that has no base, just a short adjustable arm. It is 
designed to work on a table top. I have to say I really like it because it 
folds up into something that is very small and can easily fit in my backpack. 
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[LUTE] Bergamasca video

[Ed Durbrow]

I had abandoned this project a couple of years ago, then with all this chat 
about the Bergamasca, I discovered it and resurrected it.
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[LUTE] Re: intabulations

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On Jul 30, 2018, at 12:17 AM, David van Ooijen  wrote:

> Find attached a paragraph from the chapter on Italian 16th century music from 
> the book by DA Smith. 
> 
> David



Thanks for pointing me towards this, David.
I have the book. I had looked through it. Your eye and memory is better than 
mine. So, pages 96-98. 

Doug gives the number 1,200 intabulations in the 16th century, which he says is 
half of the published Italian lute pieces. This number seems low (maybe needs 
another zero?), especially since further down on the page he says Vincenzo 
Galilei intabulated 3,000 pieces himself. Galilei was Italian and living in the 
16th century, so something is off.

I had heard the estimate of half before, but half of what? I can well believe 
half of Italian lute pieces in the first half of the century. All lute pieces? 
Renaissance? or just the Italian printed sources? There are very few 
intabulations in English sources, for example, which is a huge chunk of the Ren 
repertoire.

At least I can repeat half of the published Italian sources were intabulations 
according to D. Smith.


On Jul 30, 2018, at 12:17 AM, David van Ooijen  wrote:

> Find attached a paragraph from the chapter on Italian 16th century music from 
> the book by DA Smith. 
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ***
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[LUTE] Re: intabulations

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On Jul 30, 2018, at 12:17 AM, David van Ooijen  wrote:

> Find attached a paragraph from the chapter on Italian 16th century music from 
> the book by DA Smith. 
> 
> David



Thanks for pointing me towards this, David.
I have the book. I had looked through it. Your eye and memory is better than 
mine. So, pages 96-98. 

Doug gives the number 1,200 intabulations in the 16th century, which he says is 
half of the published Italian lute pieces. This number seems low (maybe needs 
another zero?), especially since further down on the page he says Vincenzo 
Galilei intabulated 3,000 pieces himself. Galilei was Italian and living in the 
16th century, so something is off.

I had heard the estimate of half before, but half of what? I can well believe 
half of Italian lute pieces in the first half of the century. All lute pieces? 
Renaissance? or just the Italian printed sources? There are very few 
intabulations in English sources, for example, which is a huge chunk of the Ren 
repertoire.

At least I can repeat half of the published Italian sources were intabulations 
according to D. Smith.


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> Find attached a paragraph from the chapter on Italian 16th century music from 
> the book by DA Smith. 
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[LUTE] Re: intabulations

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On Jul 30, 2018, at 5:12 AM, Ralf Mattes  wrote:

> 
> Am Sonntag, 29. Juli 2018 16:43 CEST, Ed Durbrow  schrieb:
> 
>> I’m giving a talk on the lute next week and I was searching for a statistic 
>> about how much of the Renaissance lute repertoire consist of intabulations.
>> Also, I am looking for statistics (estimates really) of how many tabs there 
>> are and could have been and how many songs with in tabulation there are. 
>> I’ve heard that outside of the piano and possibly violin there is more lute 
>> music than for any other instrument. I want to back that up. If you could 
>> point me to some research or quotes somewhere on the Internet, I would be 
>> much obliged.
> 
> Your talk is in one week? Sounds like:
> 
> https://i.redd.it/n8i4oh04h4cz.jpg

Ha, ha. That is my usual method. 
Actually, I’ve given talks before but it has been a while and the audience will 
be musicians so I want to polish it up.

> More serious: there can't be any such data - not only did only a rather small 
> sample of music survive the
> turmoils of time, we have no idea how representative of the music played back 
> then our surviving material is.

There can only be estimates of what was. However, of the known pieces that 
exist in museums and such, it is possible to classify and  count the numbers of 
dances, intabulations and freely composed pieces. Someone must have hazarded a 
guess. I’ve heard some of the guesses. I just can’t remember the number (was it 
half or 1/3) and I want to see it in writing.

Maybe I’ll wait until the day before… :-)

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[LUTE] intabulations

[Ed Durbrow]

I’m giving a talk on the lute next week and I was searching for a statistic 
about how much of the Renaissance lute repertoire consist of intabulations. 
Also, I am looking for statistics (estimates really) of how many tabs there are 
and could have been and how many songs with in tabulation there are. I’ve heard 
that outside of the piano and possibly violin there is more lute music than for 
any other instrument. I want to back that up. If you could point me to some 
research or quotes somewhere on the Internet, I would be much obliged.
Thanks in advance.

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[LUTE] Re: bergamasca

[Ed Durbrow]

I have made a version of the Gianoncelli for 7 course lute, if you are 
interested.

On Jul 25, 2018, at 6:51 PM, spiffys84121  wrote:

>   The Gianoncelli Bergamesca from 1650 for archlute is superb. I played
>   it last month for O'dette's master class.

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[LUTE] Re: chord names

[Ed Durbrow]

Modern chord symbols appeared much later than you might think. I looked this up 
not long ago. I believe it was the 1920s or 30s and had to do with session 
playing. To do with films perhaps?

On Jul 25, 2018, at 9:54 PM, Leonard Williams  wrote:

>   As chordal music (as opposed to polyphonic) became more prevalent,
>   and many modes became history, how were chords named?  G maj, A min,
>   ...? Tonic, dominant, etc?  When did this start?
> 
>  Just curious.
> 
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> 
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[LUTE] Re: Portuguise gitar and Yamaha G1

[Ed Durbrow]

That was neat. Pretty much a thumb under position.

On Jul 7, 2018, at 6:39 PM, Joaquim Silva  wrote:

> Yes, portuguese guitar is played mainly with «dos dedos» and «dedillo» 
> techniques, using 
> artificial nails acting as picks. You can see this playing style clearly
> in this performance of one of the most aclaimed portuguese guitar 
> players, Pedro Caldeira Cabral, using tortoise shell nails
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XOjlmlib4Q<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XOjlmlib4Q>>

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[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture

[Ed Durbrow]

Oh, I feel your pain! So sorry to hear that.

I just want to tell you that I’ve made more progress practicing while injured 
than at normal times. I’ve had injuries where I could not really push the 
strings down, or it would be bad to do that, so I just touched them over the 
frets with the left hand. This is a wonderful exercise technique and I try to 
remember to use it often. In your case, it looks like you will be practicing 
the right hand for a while. Think of it as an opportunity. It is a challenge to 
imagine the right notes while playing open strings, but useful. Of course you 
could mute the strings. You play a lot of Baroque music don’t you? 

I wish you a speedy recovery, but don’t rush it!

On Jul 4, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Edward C. Yong  wrote:

> hi lute people. 
> 
> i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an 
> avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or 
> folk you know had such an injury? 
> 
> my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. 
> 
> i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to 
> help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome!
> 
> 
> Edward Chrysogonus Yong
> edward.y...@gmail.com
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[LUTE] 1st course

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What are user’s experiences with the ‘new’ Nylegut strings? I heard that they 
were good except for the first course, but that was quite a while ago. I wonder 
if Mimmo has perfected them by now. Can I still get the old white ones 
anywhere? 
I need to get some first courses soon. I broke three Gamut gut 1st courses in 
recent days, soon after they were put on. I cannot afford gut first courses!

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[LUTE] Django

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What happened to Django? Now it is Fandango and the site doesn’t recognize my 
user name.
It has been many years since I attempted to use it, but thought I would give it 
another shot.

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[LUTE] Re: dying strings

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> At Gamut strings, we sometimes dye them, but we do this when the gut is wet, 
> before the string is twisted and constructed.  After the string is twisted, 
> dry and ready to be used, we do not color our strings because we would have 
> to soak them to make them wet again, and this would probably destroy the 
> string, we do not know.
> 
> We would be interested to know if anyone knows how to successfully dye a gut 
> string already constructed.

I guess I’ll go back to using a marker. It is kind of hokey and un historical 
but it works for a year or two. My archlute soundboard is exactly the same 
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[LUTE] first written slur indications

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Could someone point me to the first written indications of slurs in lute 
tablature? Where? When? One assumes it would appear first in manuscript, but I 
would also be interested to know when it was first used in printed tab.
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[LUTE] dying strings

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Has anyone found a way that worked for them to dye gut strings? I have used a 
magic marker but it wears off.

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[LUTE] Re: Double first courses (chanterelles)

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Good question. I’m thinking about rearranging the strings on my 7 course to try 
it. I’m just not getting the volume I want from the first string. My 7 course 
was originally an 8 course so I have two extra pegs. Maybe after this Sunday’s 
concert, I’ll give it a try.

>   Dear Collective wisdom,
>   When did double first courses cease to exist on renaissance lutes? 

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[LUTE] Re: Cavalcanti

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If you think of it as just looking in a mirror, it helps.

On Jan 21, 2018, at 2:55 AM, Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> 
wrote:

> Dude, you know, everything is upside down? It's just very unintuitive for me 
> if the notes go up, Italian tabs go down.

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[LUTE] Re: Lute song in contemporary computer games

[Ed Durbrow]

Wow, is that what games look like these days? Pretty realistic faces and 
expressions. A long way from Dark Castle, the last game I looked at.

On Dec 31, 2017, at 12:03 PM, Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> 
wrote:

> Probably thousands of gamers had contact with Lute Song due to this scene in 
> "Witcher 3".
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAITI_np_M
> 
> leading to at least one cover version by this young guy who might even have 
> bought his lute because of the game.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkRd_OmsJKk

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[LUTE] Re: New music

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I’ve written a few compositions for the lute: ensemble, song and solos. I just 
feel that lute is my main instrument along with guitar, so it is quite natural. 
Of course, when I perform, the expectation is to hear early music. 
Here is a video I made of the river near my house to a recording of my 
composition Serenity with viola and viola da gamba.
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[LUTE] Re: Tastini

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On Dec 20, 2017, at 9:19 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote:

> I used fret gut with a little Elmer’s Glue. 

I should make it clear that the glue comes off with the fret and does not leave 
any residue. I wouldn’t use hide glue or anything like that. Cheap glue.

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[LUTE] Re: Interesting perspective on Spinacino & Petrucci

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On Oct 6, 2017, at 5:37 AM, Matthew Daillie <dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote:

>   The clavichord is an early keyboard particularly well suited to playing
>   some lute music as it, too, is capable of dynamics (as indeed are some
>   harpsichords when in the right hands, although obviously not to the
>   same degree). What is interesting is to see how keyboard players look
>   for similar effects with different techniques; for example, calling
>   upon an infinitely subtle range of articulation and overlegato to
>   replace pure dynamics .


Three little tangental anecdotes.
Eugen Dombois sometimes demonstrated a point on the clavichord in my lessons, 
reading tablature.

I remember going onto the stage after a Gustav Leonhardt concert and having a 
look at the sheet music on the harpsichord. It was full of dynamic markings.

At the music school I used to teach (English) at, I had the privilege of 
checking out any scores I wanted. I was surprised to find the Dresden Weiss 
checked out. I just happened to be in the library at the same time as the 
student when she brought it back. Since there were no lutenists studying there, 
I asked her about it. She, of course, was studying harpsichord and was 
expanding her horizons by reading lute tab!

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[LUTE] Re: Buying a Lute

[Ed Durbrow]

You could file your nails on one side.

On Oct 18, 2017, at 3:58 PM, Ido Shdaimah <ishdai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I currently play the classical guitar, and I'm not
>   planning to give up on it. So what should I do concerning the
>   nail/nail-less dispute? Should I find a middle ground, play nail-less
>   on both or maybe play with nails?

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[LUTE] Re: Mailing List Software [was] Re: Sermisy

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On Jul 27, 2017, at 3:16 AM, G. C. <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think we should all be extremely grateful
>   for the herculean service Wayne has been providing, since 1990 (!) and
>   even free of charge! Its easy to take it for granted.


Here here! Thank you Wayne!

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[LUTE] Re: Wolf Hall

[Ed Durbrow]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/22/the-simpsons-secret-formula-maths-simon-singh
On Sep 7, 2017, at 6:20 AM, G. C. <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote:

>   Good point.
>   Whenever anything that has to do with physics or (shudder) mathematics
>   appears in a movie it is normally plain nonsense.
>   Of course, this doesn't matter for non-mathematicians (or physicists).
>   Rainer
>   OF course, I am a mathematician :)

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[LUTE] Re: Wolf Hall

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Ha, ha. That lute was so funny.

On Sep 7, 2017, at 1:25 AM, Rainer <rads.bera_g...@t-online.de> wrote:
>> Which is everyone's favourite Period Movie when it comes to well placed 
>> authentic music?
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTwkQEHBUQk

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[LUTE] Re: Wolf Hall

[Ed Durbrow]

> Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote:
>> Which is everyone's favourite Period Movie when it comes to well placed 
>> authentic music?

Tous les Matins du Monde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tous_les_Matins_du_Monde


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[LUTE] Re: Shorter emails

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On Sep 6, 2017, at 7:40 AM, G. C. <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  Is there no way to get the messages slimmer?

Sure. Just as I have trimmed your message, every individual can cut out 
unnecessary repetition of previous emails. I’m with you.

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[LUTE] Re: Vivat Eliza

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When the famous musicologist Donald Jay Grout came to my college, he responded 
to an homologous question (should Bach be played on a piano, perhaps ???), “If 
it is worth doing, it is worth doing badly”. Ray Nurse said we haven’t had an 
early music revival, we’ve had an early instrument revival. 
I agree that putting the song across is paramount. I don’t think early 
pronunciation is a barrier to that though, especially here in Japan where 
nobody has a clue about the lyric anyway. Even in English pop, I rarely can 
understand many of the words just by listening. As a songwriter, I feel that 
the actual sound of the syllables is very important and rhyme is very important 
in most songs. I find eye rhyme hard to swallow as a performance practice. My 
own approach is to compromise (because of my limited linguistic knowledge) and 
at least bend some of the important words to rhyme. I often compromise in many 
ways in performance. We are in the entertainment business, after all, even if 
it is entertaining ourselves.

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[LUTE] Re: "Irish" Renaissance Lute music for St. Patrick's Day?

[Ed Durbrow]

I think Alan Alexander publishes a book of Irish tunes for the lute. I remember 
a student showing it to me.

On Mar 13, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Jacob Johnson <tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:

>   Hello all,
>   With St. Patrick's Day approaching, I was looking for something to work
>   on this week that might be fitting. Can anyone point me to an "Irish"
>   source or a few tunes? Even tunes simply titled in reference to Ireland
>   would be most appreciated, and if you have the tablature handy I would
>   be most indebted if you would be so kind as to share it with me!
>   Thank you so much,
>   Jacob Johnson
>   [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid=0B6_g
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>   Guitar/Lute
>   [1]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
>   469.237.0625.
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[LUTE] Re: Lindberg video

[Ed Durbrow]

Yes, yes, that’s the one! Thank you. 
Shorter than I remembered it, but nice.

On Mar 7, 2017, at 12:11 AM, David Morales <dmorale...@cuerdaspulsadas.com> 
wrote:

> https://www.facebook.com/mperuffo/videos/10212032054378025/
> 
> Quite close to your description.
> 
> 2017-03-07 6:53 GMT+01:00 Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp>:
> I saw a video on YouTube a while back of Jakob Lindberg visiting a luthier or 
> string maker. He played a piece or two from memory. Does anyone know the 
> link. I could not find it searching YouTube.
> 
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[LUTE] Lindberg video

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I saw a video on YouTube a while back of Jakob Lindberg visiting a luthier or 
string maker. He played a piece or two from memory. Does anyone know the link. 
I could not find it searching YouTube.

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[LUTE] Re: 14 Course Powered Tiorbino

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> I may do a video of De visee on the Tiorbino recorded in the back seat of my 
> mustang for a world first.


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[LUTE] west coast

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Any early music people in Nevada County, CA? I just arrived in Grass Valley and 
will be based here until the end of March. I may be taking a trip up the west 
coast within the next month and hope to set up some house concerts of Ren lute 
and original songs with guitar if anyone is interested in helping me arrange 
something.
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Stringing

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Has anyone done a survey of paintings and noticed any indications of thinning 
the strings at the bridge or nut? 

>   Thinning the string probably does weaken it, but since the strings in
>   question are way below their breaking strain that would never be a
>   problem. 


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[LUTE] Re: Daniel Shoskes Tweeted: Now he has gone too far.

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That is hilarious. You should be writing for SNL.

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[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - A Phantazie

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[LUTE] Charles Brotman

[Ed Durbrow]

Does anyone have any contact info for Charles Brotman? He was an LSA member at 
one time.



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[LUTE] Re: Information of facsimile

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[LUTE] Re: new video

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>> One last thing. When passing the fret gut under the strings, it's good to 
>> check that no strings have been missed out before tying the knot. There is 
>> nothing more annoying than starting to move a fret into position and 
>> realising that a string has escaped your attention and is above the fret 
>> rather than below it!
> Yep - I thought I mentioned that in the video - but maybe it was in an 
> out-take.


About not accidentally tying a fret with a string between it and the fretboad, 
I have found when passing the fret gut under the strings, it works well if I 
bend the fret gut in a big loop of several inches and pass the “point” of the 
bow under the strings. It often even has a bit of an arch to it so it is 
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages?

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On Oct 28, 2016, at 1:39 PM, sterling price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> 
wrote:

> Sonata 40 is in my top 3 Weiss sonatas. I
>   think it shows Weiss--and the Baroque Lute--at their very best. It just
>   doesn't get any better than this---


I’m dying to know what your other top 3 are.

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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages?

[Ed Durbrow]

Well, that explains that! 
Who reconstructed this version of the ending? It is quite convincing.

On Oct 28, 2016, at 12:54 AM, Jean-Daniel Forget <jean-daniel.for...@orange.fr> 
wrote:

> Dear Ed,
> The courante end is lost. This is a possible reconstruction, but this is not 
> by Weiss!
> Jean-Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> Ed Durbrow a écrit :
>> That is the one I was talking about. Sonata N° 40 in C Major I already
>> was guided there by Toshiaki Kakinami.
>> So I see the second page but there is no ending. I just noticed there
>> seems to be an extra measure or two tacked on in the margin, but it is
>> impossible to make out. I wonder if it ends there. Is there a
>> concordance anywhere?
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 1:40 PM, Jean-Daniel Forget
>> <jean-daniel.for...@orange.fr <mailto:jean-daniel.for...@orange.fr>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ed
>>> 
>>> See my facsimiles of thi manuscript at:
>>> http://jdf.luth.pagesperso-orange.fr/Musiques/Les_manuscrits/Dresde/Le_manuscrit_de_Dresde.htm
>>> 
>>> Jean-Daniel
>>> 
>>> Ed Durbrow a écrit :
>>>> In my digital copy of the Dresden manuscript (I forget where I
>>>> downloaded it), it seems some pages are missing, for example, on p.80
>>>> of 253, there begins a courant in C but the second half is missing.
>>>> The next page is titled Paisane (I think, the n is weird). There seem
>>>> to be other places where I noticed a missing page.
>>>> My question is: are these page missing in the original manuscript?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 

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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Dresden missing pages?

[Ed Durbrow]

In my digital copy of the Dresden manuscript (I forget where I downloaded it), 
it seems some pages are missing, for example, on p.80 of 253, there begins a 
courant in C but the second half is missing. The next page is titled Paisane (I 
think, the n is weird). There seem to be other places where I noticed a missing 
page. 
My question is: are these page missing in the original manuscript?



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[LUTE] Re: Boston Catlines Website

[Ed Durbrow]

I know Chris offers personalized service, but how do his prices compare with 
buying directly from the various manufacturers? I’m just wondering if it is 
about the same or what.

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[LUTE] Lyn Elder

[Ed Durbrow]

Does anyone have an email address for Lyn Elder?

I sent an email to two addresses  lynel...@gmavt.net  lynelde...@aol.com  but 
they both bounced.

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[LUTE] Re: New blog tackles a major piece

[Ed Durbrow]

I tried to send this to you privately Martin, but you server rejected my email, 
so I’ll send it to the list.

I never heard of the single dot above a cypher indicating a dotted note. Is 
that well known? Does it occur in other manuscripts? 
I’ve certainly encountered a lot of dots left out. A very famous guitarist 
tried to convince me that the famous Canarios by Sanz was supposed to have odd 
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[LUTE] Re: New blog tackles a major piece

[Ed Durbrow]

Thanks for your work on this. Your performance sounds good. The sound of the 
lute is very nice, especially the bass strings. Wow, so rich.

On Sep 29, 2016, at 1:16 AM, Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote:

> Dear All,
> 
> You can find the fruits of some recent research at:
> 
> http://luteshop.co.uk/dowlands-tremolo-fantasia-whats-wrong-with-it/
> 
> I hope you find it interesting.
> 
> Martin
> 
> 
> 
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[LUTE] Re: lute repair Washington DC area

[Ed Durbrow]

Ha, ha. Me too. I bought one in Japan in the 80s after selling my Lyn Elder 
lute in Switzerland. Bit of a step down, but I had been lute less for 5 years. 
My friends ran a music school and it was Yamaha affiliated. They supposedly got 
me a deal. I had a choice between two Aria lutes for the same price. I stupidly 
chose the 8 course standard model instead of the 7 course one that was the 
luthier’s model. I ended up having it rebuilt by Hiro Watanabe at one point.

On Sep 23, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Ron Banks <ron.ba...@rwbanks.com> wrote:

> 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


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[LUTE] Re: blog post

[Ed Durbrow]

Good to see that again. I see there is now a book about his story.

On Aug 6, 2016, at 8:55 AM, Alfred J Padilla MD  wrote:

> For the benefit of those who may have joined the list within the past couple 
> of years, and missed the wonderful video on United Airlines, here it is:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

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[LUTE] Re: Quick Callus

[Ed Durbrow]

On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:11 AM, John Mardinly  wrote:

> it seems
>   to take longer to memorize things than it did when I was young, so
>   there is a second meaning to the phrase “mindless practice"

+1 on that.

>   As for how much practice is necessary? I read an interview with Paul
>   O’Dette in which he stated he practiced 3.5 hours per day, 

I remember a seminar long ago where Paul said he did a lot of four hour days 
when he was learning. We had heard about an Australian lutenist who was reputed 
to practice 16 hours a day and Paul said he couldn’t do that, he loved life to 
much - as he snuggled a puppy. I ended up rooming with that Australian lutenist 
in Basel. He wasn’t practicing that much, but he was frightening as a musician. 
He would come out of his room and play half a piece that he had memorized and 
then say just a minute, go back in and come out a while later with the whole 
thing memorized. And I’m talking Gianoncelli! Robert Clancy was his name.


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[LUTE] Re: Quick Callus

[Ed Durbrow]

I wanted to echo what Martin said and just add a warning to go easy. Maybe I’m 
just projecting because I’ve had so many problems with my hands (I finally 
opted for an operation on my thumb last month which has allowed me to get back 
to playing with enthusiasm). If the artificial callus stuff is working for you, 
great. Just pay attention to the tension in your BODY if you are playing so 
much. I have taken to practicing by just touching the strings with the left 
hand and not pressing them down. I’ll do passes of a piece with a metronome 
working from very slow to faster. If I can do that, playing with pressing down 
on the last pass is a piece of cake.

> I don't know what tension you have on your lute, what kind of strings, or how 
> high the action is, but I suspect you may be pressing too hard.  If so, you 
> want to go easy on that 4 hours per day routine, you could do serious damage. 
>  I can think of at least one serious professional lute player who wouldn't 
> dream of doing more than two hours per day.  In any case the number of hours 
> is not important, it's what you're doing that matters.  Mindless practicing 
> of scales (for example) is not helpful.


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[LUTE] Re: Light plastic music stand.

[Ed Durbrow]

I have a music stand for a desktop. It seems to be made of regular material, 
but because there is no torso or legs, it folds very compactly and is light. 
About the equivalent of $10 usd.

On Jun 21, 2016, at 5:40 PM, Diego Cantalupi  wrote:

> 700 g., 12.9 euro, from Thomann:
> 
> http://www.thomann.de/it/thomann_notenstaender_aluminium_schwarz.htm?ref=search_rslt_leggio_238285
> 
> Inviato da iPad
> 
>> Il giorno 20 giu 2016, alle ore 23:35, Jelma van Amersfoort 
>>  ha scritto:
>> 
>> I have one of these: http://www.ratstands.com/all-stands/the-scherzo-stand/, 
>> a ‘rat stand’ :-)
>> 
>> Very good and durable, 700 grams. It can be set really low, which is good 
>> for guitarists and lute players. Sturdy enough for a real music stand light 
>> on top. I can’t remember what I paid for it, I think it was around 30 or 40 
>> euros plus shipping, but that was bout ten years ago.
>> 
>> Best wishes, Jelma van Amersfoort
>> 
>> 
>>> On 20 Jun 2016, at 16:53, Herbert Ward  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I've seen collapsible music stands made of plastic or aluminaum that weigh
>>> about half as much as stands made of steel.
>>> 
>>> I looked in Amazon and Google, but no luck.  Can anyone help?  I'd be
>>> especially interested in experiences with durability.
>>> 
>>> 
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[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

[Ed Durbrow]

On Jun 9, 2016, at 6:38 AM, howard posner  wrote:

>> On Jun 8, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Dan Winheld  wrote:
>> 
>> And is it still good for guitarist's fingernails?
> 
> I’m just grateful that the question is no longer relevant to my life.  I had 
> a packet-a-day gelatin habit because of my nails when I was in college, but 
> years of therapy healed me and made me the man I am today—the one who walks 
> up to classical guitarists, ostentatiously takes out his nail clipper, and 
> trims his right-hand nails.


Ha, ha. I tried to grow some to play the B. guitar recently. It is a lost cause.
I envy all you folks who can get all these exotic glues at your local grocery. 
Out here in the country, miles from Tokyo, there isn’t much call for them. 
Guess I’ll try the white glue. I’ve been practicing for a week without the 9th 
fret. 




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[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

[Ed Durbrow]

Thank you Everett, Sterling, Dan and Martin for the guidance. I don’t have any 
hide glue. That is kind of a speciality item for luthiers, isn’t it? I read 
here that there is a learning curve: 
http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/hideglue.html. I have 
some no-brand white glue, but is Titebond not considered a white glue? I know 
it is more yellow, but what do you think? I can try the no-brand white glue and 
see if it is successful. What is the downside of Titebond?
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[LUTE] gluing body fret

[Ed Durbrow]

The 9th fret (lowest body fret) has come off my main Ren lute. I looked for, 
but could not find any kind of guide about gluing body frets on the Internet. 
Can anyone give me some hints? I was thinking of just putting a thin coat of 
Titebond on the back of the fret and put it in the quite visible outline of 
where the fret was. I wondered about putting tape on both sides first to stop 
the spread of glue or rather wiping any excess glue off. Wiping off excess glue 
would be difficult, I think, if I have a weight on the fret while drying.

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[LUTE] Re: new on Magnatune

[Ed Durbrow]

What a beautiful album. You have no worries about the being in that catalog.

On May 22, 2016, at 9:38 AM, Thomas Walker <twlute...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>   Hello all,
>   A few years ago a completed a recording of lute music by Piccinini,
>   Kapsperger, Terzi, and Lorenzino.  I finally got around to submitting
>   it to Magnatune and they graciously agreed to add it to their already
>   rich catalog of lute recordings.  There are lots of great names in
>   their catalog, I feel rather in over my head, but here it is:
>   [1]http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/thomaswalker-stilemodernostilean
>   tico?song=1
>   Cheers,
>   Tom
> 
>   --
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> References
> 
>   1. 
> http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/thomaswalker-stilemodernostileantico?song=1
> 
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[LUTE] Re: Lute Lessons--Seeking Students

[Ed Durbrow]

That was the instigation for me buying my first webcam quite some time ago.


On May 4, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Edward Martin <edvihuel...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes sterling, welcome.  I do this as well, and it is effective. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 4, 2016, at 12:00 AM, David van Ooijen <davidvanooi...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>  Welcome to the club! Rob MacKillop and I do the same.
>>  David
>> 
>>  ***
>>  David van Ooijen
>>  [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com
>>  [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl
>>  ***
>>  On 4 May 2016 at 02:30, sterling price
>>  <[3]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>   To the World Lute Community---I am now offering lute lessons via
>>Skype.
>>   I specialize in baroque lute, archlute and theorbo--(and even
>>   renaissance lute too!) Please do contact me for more info---
>>   Sterling
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>> References
>> 
>>  1. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com
>>  2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/
>>  3. mailto:spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu
>>  4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>> 
> 
> 

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[LUTE] Re: Vincenzo Galilei and The Well-Tempered Lute

[Ed Durbrow]

Zak, can I borrow your left hand for my next project?
Like the review said you make light of the technical challenges.


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[LUTE] Re: Pachenbel suite for theorbo

[Ed Durbrow]

Cool. I really like his playing. I don’t know what his instrument was like and 
I guess he was using classical guitar technique but the Bach is very exciting.


On Mar 7, 2016, at 6:10 AM, Christopher Stetson <christophertstet...@gmail.com> 
wrote:
>  but until then, someone has put it here:
>   [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTX0MycryIA

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[LUTE] The New Year's Gift by Anthony Holborne

[Ed Durbrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQt0oTholWs_channelíDurbrow

Hope 2016 is filled with notes!

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[LUTE] Re: those lute plans

[Ed Durbrow]

Now that he has cleaned house, maybe he can get busy with volume 2 of the 
History of the Lute. Please, Doug.

On Dec 7, 2015, at 3:46 AM, Nancy Carlin <na...@nancycarlinassociates.com> 
wrote:

> I've just had a note from Doug Smith about the lute plans he is giving away. 
> He's already had 5 people contact him, wanting the plans, one of which will 
> get them.  He was really impressed with how quickly people got back to him.
> Nancy

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[LUTE] Re: Another lute picture?

[Ed Durbrow]

I think the face of the man was painted by someone else. Possibly Mr. Bean.

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[LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price

[Ed Durbrow]

I thought it was an excellent response concerning the lute. A pretty unkind cut 
to guitars though.

On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:02 AM, sterling price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> 
wrote:

>   It was a neat interview. How would others have answered the
>   presidential candidate question? I was going to say that the lute is
>   Bernie Sanders but I couldn't think of a pithy reason why.
>   Sterling

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[LUTE] Re: Thumb-over

[Ed Durbrow]

To clarify, you are speaking about the left hand, I’m sure. I was thinking 
about this and trying it last night. I could feel how if I got used to it, 
there is a kind of support there where the neck rests in the crook of the hand. 
Of course the lower you hold the instrument the more difficult it is to put 
just your thumb on the back of the neck in a classical way.

On Oct 2, 2015, at 12:57 AM, G. C. <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote:

>   One obscure feature of plucking which has always fascinated but eluded
>   me is the technique of using also the thumb to play on the lower
>   strings. 

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[LUTE] Re: Addendum

[Ed Durbrow]

Ditto.
On Jul 23, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Thomas Walker twlute...@hotmail.com wrote:

   Add my accolades to the chorus here.  Cheers, Wayne!



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[LUTE] Re: Linkedin problem

[Ed Durbrow]

LinkedIn seems to be a fairly useless thing for me. The main use I’ve made of 
it is to grab friend’s pictures to put in my address book. I never endorse 
people anymore because then I just get bothered by more and more messages. 
However, I did reach Terry through LinkedIn sparked by Ron’s suggestion.

On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net wrote:

 To Terry Schumacher and anyone else on Linkedin-
 
 I no longer have an account on linkedin. Please stop Linkedin (if possible) 
 from bothering me with contact/endorsement  other requests. Nothing 
 personal, hostile, reclusive or anything; I just no longer have an account 
 with Linkedin-  it provides nothing of any personal or professional use to 
 me. I can always be contacted through this elist if you do not have my 
 personal email address.
 
 Thanks,
 
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[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi RV540 webcast

[Ed Durbrow]

What a great group. I really enjoyed all the performances.

On Apr 19, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Konstantin Shchenikov konstantin.n...@gmail.com 
wrote:

 Dear colleagues!
 
 I am proud to present webcast recording of last concert I've took a
 part. We played a lot of Italiat XVIII c music in Tchaikovsky Concert
 Hall of Moscow Philarmonie with Moscow early music band The Pocket
 Symphony.
 
 Among all continuo things I've played solo Vivaldi RV 540 for lute and
 viola d'amore using baroque mandolin lute-like way with fingers.
 I made some research about year ago and thanks to this list came to
 conclusion that concert was writing not for mandolin :)
 But music director engaged me as soloist mandolinist anyway by his own
 reasons. His taste dictated soprano range instrument playing in the
 same octave with viola d'amore, and it was his decision to make. I was
 a bit sceptical in the very beginning but now I hear it's nice anyway
 and mandolin could be of use. It's just my opinion without any claims.
 
 Here is the link (RV540 starts about 1 h 05 min):
 
 http://www.meloman.ru/concert/znamenitye-instrumentalnye-koncerty-epohi-barokko/#webcast
 
 I would be happy to have some your comments, opinions and waiting for 
 criticism.
 Best regards from St.Petersburg,
 Konstantin.
 
 
 
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[LUTE] Re: theorbo time line

[Ed Durbrow]

Good find!

On Apr 1, 2015, at 4:13 AM, Alain al...@musickshandmade.com wrote:

 I think this is cool: http://www.tiorba.eu/timeline.html - Nice time line and 
 documents about the theorbo. I just chanced on it, and in case this is not 
 common knowledge I thought I would share the link.

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[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Fantasia

[Ed Durbrow]

On Mar 30, 2015, at 1:59 AM, David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote:

   David - musician = not smart with money by definition


Reminds me of the joke:
Saint Peter is checking ID's at the Pearly Gates, and first comes a Texan. 
Tell me, what have you done in life? says St. Peter.

The Texan says, Well, I struck oil, so I became rich, but I didn't sit on my 
laurels--I divided all my money among my entire family in my will, so our 
descendants are all set for about three generations.

St. Peter says, That's quite something. Come on in. Next!

The second guy in line has been listening, so he says, I struck it big in the 
stock market, but I didn't selfishly just provide for my own like that Texan 
guy. I donated five million to Save the Children.

Wonderful! says Saint Peter. Come in. Who's next?

The third guy has been listening, and says timidly with a downcast look, Well, 
I only made five thousand dollars in my entire lifetime.

Goodness! says St. Peter. What instrument did you play?




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[LUTE] green lute like instrument

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http://www.boredpanda.com/dragon-lizard-playing-leaf-guitar-aditya-permana-indonesia/

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[LUTE] Re: some Dufault

[Ed Durbrow]

Yes, wonderful playing and Dufault is such a cool composer.
The first picture in your video is a wonderful still life. Is that meant to be 
dust on the backs of the instruments or what? Yet the fruit looks fresh…
 
  Beautiful playing, Thomas, of beautiful music. So, all is well with the
   world!
   Rob MacKillop

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[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

[Ed Durbrow]

I don’t remember if I learned that from you, I thought it was from Ed Martin, 
but he says he used a shim in the bridge for another reason, to raise the 
action, IIRC. Anyway, I do the same thing as you, but I use a piece of wood the 
same color as the bridge and I put it on the treble side. I usually put the mic 
in foam and wedge it between the sound board and stick for maximum volume.

I also have the option to put the mic inside my lute as I had a special pin 
designed for the purpose.

On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu 
wrote:

 
   I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed:
   simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words,
   remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.)
   Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's installed it's
   barely noticeable and you can keep it on for future use if you want.
   Maybe use a marker to match the wood color of your bridge.
   I learned this trick from someone on this list long ago. I don't
   remember who suggested it.
   The sound is passable but not great. I've only ever used this for
   background music at social events where people were talking and milling
   about; I don't think it would hold up for a concert.
   Chris
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[LUTE] Soma-san

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I regret to inform the lute community about the death of Shigeru Soma. Some of 
you will know his La Soma cases. He held a patent on his unique design. They 
had no latches, only a zipper. Made of a kind of styrofoam, they were extremely 
light but covered with a durable material. 
I played many times at the soirées he held at his “factory”. He was 
knowledgeable about all sorts of things. We spent one memorable afternoon 
looking for catnip by the bank of the river near my house, for example.

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