I wonder about the matter of technical drawings, and am comfortable about
writing on the topic since David V. has entered into the discussion. A
gentleman who understands the instrument, and the variations.
The lute isn't a single instrument, in the sense of the modern guitar. As I
understand
Thank you Leonard!
I've phoned to Maurizio Pratola, the lutenist in L'Aquila, many times but
his cell phone doesn't answer. Thanks God he's not in the list of the
victims but might well be that his house went down or is heavily damaged.
The town is for the most part inaccessible as most building
Ariel--
don't forget to change your computer clock to the right date!
At 12:15 AM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
Dear all,
thank you all very much for your help!
I guess I have enough material to start working ;=)
all the best,
ariel.
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I spoken with Maurizio on monday evening. He and his family are all
alive and now in Pescara.
Marco
Il giorno 09/apr/09, alle ore 09:37, Francesco Tribioli ha scritto:
Thank you Leonard!
I've phoned to Maurizio Pratola, the lutenist in L'Aquila, many
times but
his cell phone doesn't
Hi All,
I got my first lute in the early part of 1979, so it is exactly 30 years
since I started this journey. One of my first trips was to the
University library to take out Arthur Ness' edition of Francesco da
Milano, a composer who has been an inspiration to me all these years.
So I
I'm an amateur also, but isn't the pitch determined by the density and breaking
strength of the string as well as its length? And, of course the response of
the instrument is determined by a number of factors, including volume of the
bowl, size of the rose, and the makeup and bracing of the
Dear Goeran,
I can't find my copy, I think it was in Lute News about 3-4 years ago.
Can anyone fill in the missing details?
M
G. Crona wrote:
??? (recently discovered)
Martin, please!!! You must know about this one
G.
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The lute isn't a single instrument
EXACTLY. But a hundred people stop by here using the same plans, or
the same set of information that isn't complete enough to let them
know how to vary the parameters to make more than that single
instrument. Which often, in my experience, seems to be a
Dear Martin!
What a wonderful page! Congratulations, and (of course) thank you for
the nice words. I've been making a few notes, and will send some
comments privately. I say comments, because there is little on your
Francesco page with which I would take issue.
As for the third duet about
