[LUTE] Re: Painting

What a quick answer, Thank you John! Best wishes. 2010/7/8 John Griffiths <[1]jag...@me.com> Hi Bruno, The painting is a detail from a Portrait of a musician with lute (c. 1685) by Anton Domenico Gabbiani (1652-1726). The original is in the G

[LUTE] Re: Painting

Hi Bruno, The painting is a detail from a Portrait of a musician with lute (c. 1685) by Anton Domenico Gabbiani (1652-1726). The original is in the Galleria della Accademia, Florence, on loan from the Educandato della Santissima Annunziata al Poggio imperiale. You can find an im

[LUTE] Re: Fret Gut

Dear Dr. Freeman, Partly out of curiosity, or as an idiotic experiment, I once last year attempted to prepare a fret using a thick strand of nylgut. When your match flame hits the end of the nylgut, it turns into a gooey black mess which drips and soils whatever might be around, so I do not rec

[LUTE] Painting

Does anybody knows this painting: [1]http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#/albums?view=playlists&id=1258 I found this on O'Dette's cd playing Kapsperger. Harmonia Mundi changed the album front cover... I was curious about the instrument and the music that the lutenist is pointing to.