[BAROQUE-LUTE] 14- and 15-course Baroque lutes

2018-02-13 Thread Andreas Schlegel
Sorry for the last mail with so many stupid signs… Here again: There is a 15-course lute by Jonas Elg. See the paper by Kenneth Sparr: Jonas Elg: An Eighteenth-Century Lute and Violin Maker in Stockholm, Sweden, and his 15-course Baroque Lute. Galpin Society Journal LXV March 2012, pp. 23-59,

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread Andreas Schlegel
There is a 15-course lute by Jonas Elg. See the paper by Kenneth Sparr:Jonas Elg: An Eighteenth-Century Lute and Violin Maker in Stockholm, Sweden, and his 15-course Baroque Lute. Galpin Society Journal LXV March 2012, pp. 23-59, 168-172. Also presented as a paper at The American Musical

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread David Van Edwards
Yes, hence his note inside, alas now lost. At 15:25 + 13/2/18, Martyn Hodgson wrote: Crickey! Same end clasp design as the other two though - is it unique to Hoffmann do you know?. Martyn

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread Martyn Hodgson
--=_Part_322719_1358101908.1518535524655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Crickey!   Same end clasp design as the other two though - is it unique to Hoffmann do you know?. Martyn From: David Van Edwards

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread Rod Blocksidge
Crikeee.you could camp in it! Rod Blocksidge -Original Message- From: David Van Edwards Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 2:52 PM To: baroque-lute Cc: Luca Manassero Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing I forgot that this

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread David Van Edwards
I forgot that this list doesn't show images so here's a link instead to the monster. Beware! http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/Hoffmann.htm David At 14:21 + 13/2/18, David Van Edwards wrote: --_-693590822==_ma===Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread David Van Edwards
--_-693590822==_ma===Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Nothing like this monster though. Body width 335 Depth 233 David At 12:21 + 13/2/18, Martyn Hodgson wrote: >Two other well known lutes by Johann Christian in the Brussels >

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Two other well known lutes by Johann Christian in the Brussels collection are fairly deep too, having a depth greater than half the width (roughly 0.57): Leipzig 1716 eleven course (M 1559): body length 495; width 323; depth 185 Leipzig 1730 thirteen course with bass rider (M

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffmann, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzig

2018-02-13 Thread Luca Manassero
Thank you very much for all these very valuable infos, David! Besides the abnormally deep bowl (which evidently was a problem for Herrn Hoffmann too), I wonder why a 14-course lute. 1. As far as I know this is then an "unicum": no other 14-course (German baroque) lute exists. 2.

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Moravsky MS (CZ. Brno D 189) - life after death....

2018-02-13 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Dear Monica, Oh good - I see it's open again for business as usual. So why on earth did you write in your last "As far I am concerned the matter is now closed."? Ah well - on with the motley. I'll reply and send you my further comments on this and your previous in due course.

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffman n, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing

2018-02-13 Thread mathias.roe...@t-online.de
Yes, that's it. Mathias __ Gesendet mit der [1]Telekom Mail App --- Original-Nachricht --- Von: Mike Peterson Betreff: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Johann Christian Hoffman n, 14 course swan-neck lute in Leipzing