[CITTERN] Re: English guitar (guittar)

2009-07-27 Thread Rob MacKillop
It's a simple instrument with a repertoire mainly for amateurs - but it's definitely an instrument with 'issues'. To me, it seems to combine two opposites: a mechanical instrument like a music box ...and a badly behaved set of bagpipes. Classic Eeyore commentary. Cheer up,

[CITTERN] Re: English guitar (guittar)

2009-07-27 Thread Stuart Walsh
Seems to have an odd bridge, but it is difficult to see it clearly. Is it original? No I don't think it's original, and it's quite high so it would be difficult to play with the little finger planted on the soundboard. But I can't play that way, anyway. Seriously, Stuart, it really

[CITTERN] Re: English guitar (guittar)

2009-07-26 Thread Doc Rossi
Nice work, Stuart - I especially enjoyed the Noferi. Doc On Jul 27, 2009, at 12:27 AM, Stuart Walsh wrote: Some attempts at some pieces: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yquqU2Towi0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwcF8u-LqR0feature=channel_page