[LUTE] Re: The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread Sean Smith
An interesting thread. My father has designed and built a number of fullsized 19th century clippers. I worked w/ him on one project (the Niagara in Erie, Pa.) assembling the rigging and it has offered a few minor tricks in lute stringing such as attaching leaders and other knots. One thing it

[LUTE] Re: The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread corun
David Rastall wrote: >On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:25 PM, Herbert Ward wrote: > > > ...are there areas of cabinetmaking, carving, modeling, etc which > > require interesting knowledge that a lute builder doesn't need? > >In reference to modeling, specifically shipmodeling: even though >It's possible to b

[LUTE] Re: The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread corun
Herbert wrote: >Aplogies to those who find this slightly off topic. > >Does a good lute builder know everything about fine woodworking? > >Or are there areas of cabinetmaking, carving, modeling, etc which >require interesting knowledge that a lute builder doesn't need? There are whole areas of ca

[LUTE] Re: The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread David Rastall
On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:25 PM, Herbert Ward wrote: > ...are there areas of cabinetmaking, carving, modeling, etc which > require interesting knowledge that a lute builder doesn't need? In reference to modeling, specifically shipmodeling: even though It's possible to build a model ship without eve

[LUTE] Re: MShepherd

2006-04-03 Thread KennethBeLute
In a message dated 4/3/2006 4:43:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does somebody know what happened to Martin Shepherd's homepage http://www.luteshop.co.uk ? I just called Martin on the phone yesterday to tell him that both his

[LUTE] Re: The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread Vance Wood
The key word is require, and the answer would be yes. Very few Lute builders would have a need or use for an electric or hydraulic nailer and its uses. Few Luthiers would have the need for many of the power tools a good many wood workers are inclined to assemble for use, though that's debatable.

[LUTE] The lute builder as woodworker.

2006-04-03 Thread Herbert Ward
Aplogies to those who find this slightly off topic. Does a good lute builder know everything about fine woodworking? Or are there areas of cabinetmaking, carving, modeling, etc which require interesting knowledge that a lute builder doesn't need? To get on or off this list see list informat

[LUTE] Re: New features in my Calculator

2006-04-03 Thread Ed Durbrow
Thanks a heap. I would never have figured all that out, but I followed your instructions and after restarting Safari the calculator popped up. cheers, On Apr 4, 2006, at 3:54 AM, Gernot Hilger wrote: > Hi Mac-users, > > I also had some trouble with the calculator. Here's how to get it > to

[LUTE] Re: New features in my Calculator

2006-04-03 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi Mac-users, I also had some trouble with the calculator. Here's how to get it to work under 10.4.5 - load the J2SE5 Java package from www.apple.com (a hefty 42 MB download) - install Java 5 aka 1.5 - open Java Preferences - select "General" tab - activate J2SE 5.0 - drag J2SE 5.0 to the top

[LUTE] Re: lute courses this summer

2006-04-03 Thread Daniel F Heiman
If you want more detail on the LSA Lute Festival (25 – 30 June) without having to bother Nancy by e-mail, you can visit the LSA website at: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/seminar/Cleveland2006/index.html Daniel Heiman On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 03:21:17 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Dear all, here's

[LUTE] Re: New features in my Calculator

2006-04-03 Thread Arto Wikla
Dear Ed, I hope you don't mind me answering to the list. Also some other have had this problem: On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, Ed Durbrow wrote: > I get a white square with an X in the upper left corner at: http:// > www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/NewScalc/ > There is text below it starting with What is

[LUTE] What is new in my New Calculator

2006-04-03 Thread Arto Wikla
Dear lutenists, I had time to document a little my New String Calculator in http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/NewScalc/ The new features: * In the old calculator you had only two possibilities for tuning the a', only 440 Hz and 415.3 Hz. Now it is possible to choose any pitch to the a',

[LUTE] from "much ado about nothing"

2006-04-03 Thread bill kilpatrick
picked this up on the mandolin.cafe site: "Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?" nylgut too ... - bill early music charango ... http://groups.google.com/group/charango ___ To help