Dear Friends,
I invite you to listen to my recording of Denis Gaultier's La
rhA(c)torique des dieux on an Andreas von Holst 11-course lute strung
entirely in pure gut (i.e., the basses are not gimped). Quite some time
ago I recorded the first forty-three pieces and then put the
I can highly recommend Stephen's translation of the Divine Comedy, as I've
enjoyed a private copy for a number of years. I'm really pleased to see it
available as an eBook, and will get a copy of that for my iPad.
Stephen, it is great to listen to your performances with pure gut strings. Can
Thank you, Rob, for your kind words about my Dante work. I have revised it
extensively since the version I sent you a number of years ago and made
numerous improvements.
I see that the title of the work got garbled because of the acute accent on
the e. I'm sure everyone figured out it is La
Well, I do like the sound you are making, and the basses sound good to my ears
- very clear, and with little sustain, which is generally a good thing for open
strings and moving bass lines.
I do wonder though how thick the lowest strings must be, and what size of holes
you must have in the
