Dear friends, this photo surely is in JLSA (1979) vol. 12: The Resurrection of the Lute in Twentieth Century Germeny by Kurt Rottmann, pp. 67-72. I have this article. Let me know who needs this text I would send to private e-mail box.
Grzegorz Dnia 8-10-2010 o godz. 19:11 sterling price napisał(a): > Well I found the photo of Hans Neeman and his semi-tone device. I > scanned it so > if anyone wants to see it let me know. Still not sure where I copied it > from... > > Sterling > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> > To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 8:07:20 AM > Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: New Semi-Tone Device > > Some more info about the semi tone device. > The base is made of maple stained black. The nut is lignum vitae as well > a the > smaller nut which actually raises or 'frets' the course. > Hide glue is used. > Also I am looking for the photo I have of Hans Neeman. I think it was > from an > old LSA quarterly or journal. Does anyone know which one? > Sterling > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> > To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:30:25 AM > Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] New Semi-Tone Device > > Dear all-- > > I have just created a new semi-tone device for a Jauck type baroque > lute. This > allows me to change the pitch of bass strings by a half step without > tuning. I > can go from say e-flat minor to A-major in just a few seconds with > complete > stability. > > A similar semi-tone device is seen on the 1732 lute by J.H. > Goldt,(formerly > in the V&A) of course I don't know when it was added. Also Hans Neeman > and his > associates used semi-tone devices on all their baroque lutes including > bass > rider lutes in the 1930s. (This I know from a photograph of Neeman and his > lutes). > If anyone is interested I can send pics of my new device. > > Sterling > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
