[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Jon Murphy
Howdy saw (or new boy, and I agree with Stewart that a real name signature is more approprate to this list). I'll leave the matters of play (thumb under or over) at to the plucking of both strings to the real lutenists, but suffiice to say that is is a long finger that avoids the nails. I'll

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Garry Bryan
saw 192837 wrote: Howdy boys Now you've done it. New boy here. I finally got my 1979 (?) Larry K Brown 8 course Hans Frei c34 replica lute. Strung with nylon, cherry ribs (? what the hell is rib? B-B-Q?) I assume the top is also cherry Jon's already given a concise definition of ribs,

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Howard Posner
Congratulations. You've discovered that there are differences between guitars and lutes. It will take some experimentation, and the whole process will go a lot faster if you invest in some lessons with someone who knows how to do it. Holding a lute can present problems. A strap is a good

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 09:20 AM 11/10/2005, Garry Bryan wrote: The nails need to go, though. lose the nails nails delenda est no nails are good nails. Research all you can on the lute. Play the lute. Find a teacher. Ask questions. Trim your nails. On nails: it depends.

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Alan Sumler
Seems to me that you are getting wonderful advice on this list. You are very lucky to have picked up a used instrument. I had to by a brand new lute from the beginning, but I am very happy with the lute I bought. I only respond because I am a beginner on the lute. It is best if you hire a teacher.

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Daniel F Heiman
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:22:01 + saw 192837 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Howdy boys New boy here. I finally got my 1979 (?) Larry K Brown 8 course Hans Frei c34 replica lute. Strung with nylon, cherry ribs (? what the hell is rib? B-B-Q?) I assume the top is also cherry The lute

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread chriswilke
--- Garry Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The nails need to go, though. lose the nails nails delenda est no nails are good nails. Awww... don't listen about the nails. Do you want to dedicate yourself to the lute? Do you see yourself playing lute professionally? Then cut off the

[LUTE] Re: Gusta Goldschmidt

2005-11-10 Thread Arthur Ness
Charlotte and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend Gusta Goldschmidt. As Sandy notes, she was truly one of the greats of our era, and the last of theThree Graces, Diana, Suzanne and Gusta, who pioneered the modern revival of lutes and their literature. Perhaps the

[LUTE] Foam rubber lute support.

2005-11-10 Thread Herbert Ward
Suppose one cut a piece of foam rubber so that the top would perfectly accomodate the body of a lute, and left the bottom flat so the entire assemblage (lute and foam rubber) would rest securely on the lap. This would be bulky to carry around, but at least not heavy. It might eliminate the

[LUTE] lute sighting

2005-11-10 Thread Greg M. Silverman
Made a trip recently to the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis and saw a painting by Serafim Aleksandrovich Pavlovski with a lute-like object in it (didn't look like the torbans on Roman's web site, but I s'pose it very well could be). Here's a picture of it:

[LUTE] Re: Foam rubber lute support.

2005-11-10 Thread James A Stimson
Dear Herbert and All: I actually have done something like that. I took a Dynarette classical guitar pad (a crescent-shaped piece of foam rubber that eliminates the need for a footstool) and cut a concave slice out of the top to fit the curve of the lute body. This puts the lute at the right

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Vance Wood
The biggest problem you are going to have is the right hand. Within that issue is the use of nails, wrist position and thumb position. If you hold your right hand out in front of you with the palm away from you, you can see the obvious, there are two sides to the fingers, left and right. (front

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Daniel Shoskes
There are a couple of pictures of Pat O'Brien's right hand from the LSA site pictures of the Vancouver 2005 seminar: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Vancouver2005/ThumbUnder1-RS.jpg http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Vancouver2005/ThumbUnder2-RS.jpg Pat plays everything including lute,

[LUTE] Re: lute sighting

2005-11-10 Thread Greg Silverman
Greg M. Silverman wrote: Greg M. Silverman wrote: Made a trip recently to the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis and saw a painting by Serafim Aleksandrovich Pavlovski with a lute-like object in it (didn't look like the torbans on Roman's web site, but I s'pose it very well could be).

[LUTE] Cabezon tiento intabulation

2005-11-10 Thread David Cassetti
Hi all, Does anyone know if Cabezon's Tiento I - Primer Tono was ever intabulated ? The link to the score is at: http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/cabezon/cabt1.pdf This gem of a composition is clearly quite adaptable to lute / vihuela with very few issues. Thanks and regards, David

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread Leonard Williams
Saw-- Congratulations on becoming a lutenist! My own brief history on holding the lute (FWIW): I'm on the tall side, so holding the lute without going hunchbacked was a real problem for me. I started with left leg crossed over right, resting the lute on my thighs. Back

[LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry tree dies)

2005-11-10 Thread David Cassetti
Master new boy, Regarding holding the lute, What has worked best for me is to use a strap and play standing up. Since my lute doesn't have a pin for a strap I took two soft leather trouser belts, buckled them together (making an adjustable strap), then put the strap over the

[LUTE] Re: Doc Rossi website

2005-11-10 Thread doc rossi
Begin forwarded message: From: Rob MacKillop [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10 November, 2005 21:09:17 GMT+01:00 To: cittern@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [CITTERN] Doc Rossi website Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear cittern friends, Doc Rossi's webpage can now be found on the