[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

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[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread Edward Martin
Yes, I am certainly able to shed some light. Hollywood commissioned Dan Larson to construct 4 lutes for the "Robin Hood" movie, with Russell Crowe. The production team was very much into tiny, minute details. They wanted the Arnault lute design, but they had a different rosette from the ori

[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread Christopher Wilke
Wayne, Back when I ran the guitar program at Northern Kentucky University, I successfully petitioned the music department to purchase a ten course lute for the guitar students to use. At some point the theatre faculty asked the music department chair if there happened to be a lu

[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread Bruno Fournier
I believe Dan Larson built two medieval lutes to be used on stage... maybe I'm wrong.. A Bruno On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Steve Ramey <[1]stevera...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: A A Wayne, A A I loaned my early Paki lute to a local theater company a few years

[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread Steve Ramey
Wayne, I loaned my early Paki lute to a local theater company a few years back. I sort of knew the fellow who would use it (an accomplished clarinetist) and didn't really fear for its well being. Not that I particularly feared for it anyway. I secured it by holding his check fo

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

2013-02-07 Thread David Van Edwards
I jest of course, but in some ways it IS nerve-wracking for just that reason! David >Yikes! How do professional lute makers manage to sleep at night, with >their products ready to go 'pop' at any moment? > >Bill >From: David Van Edwards >To: William Samson >Cc: Martyn H

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

2013-02-07 Thread William Samson
Yikes! How do professional lute makers manage to sleep at night, with their products ready to go 'pop' at any moment? Bill From: David Van Edwards To: William Samson Cc: Martyn Hodgson ; Lute builder Dmth Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013, 16:39 Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER]

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

2013-02-07 Thread David Van Edwards
Yes, as far as I have observed no lutes were made using support blocks, however obvious it would be to give strength. In fact one of the commonest problems with amateur made instruments is the tendency to make things too strong. It is a maxim to bear in mind that lutes sound best when right on

[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread Dan Winheld
I believe Dan Larson has built just such lutes for Cinema. As I remember, they were much more "bullet proof" than a real lute, but far, far superior to mere stage crap. Ed Martin can probably tell us more. Dan On 2/7/2013 4:18 AM, wayne cripps wrote: Hi - I regularly get requests from thea

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

2013-02-07 Thread William Samson
Dear Martyn, What you say makes perfect sense. I will continue to follow the example set by the old ones. Kind regards, Bill From: Martyn Hodgson To: Lute builder Dmth Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013, 14:46 Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Further to: Bar end supports on lut

[LUTE-BUILDER] Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

2013-02-07 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Further to the recent mailings about using supports to the bar ends of lutes (as commonly found on guitars) to avoid then becoming loose, there were few responses and the gist seemed to bit that it was a good idea and unlikely to injure the instrument's tone. This may be the case,

[LUTE] Re: lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread David Van Edwards
Dear Wayne, The English Lute Soc has had such an instrument to hire for some years. It might be an idea for the LSA to copy. Being robust and not worth much it could be shipped cheaply and easily. Best wishes, David At 07:18 -0500 7/2/13, wayne cripps wrote: >Hi - > > I regularly get reque

[LUTE] lutes for theatre?

2013-02-07 Thread wayne cripps
Hi - I regularly get requests from theatre people to rent a lute for a play. Are there regular theatre rental companies who would have prop lutes that a theatre company could rent? Something tough that looks like a lute to the audience? It seems like there must be a market for such a thing