[LUTE] Re: string tension

2011-10-20 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 20.10.2011, at 21:27, Gert de Vries wrote: Chanterelle I have d'd' is 0,54 aa is 0,68 ff is 0,82 cc is 104 D G-g is 136 D - 0,73 g' probably 0.42 d' 0.51 a 0.64 f 0.77 c 0.98 Gg 1.28/0.69 -- NEU: FreePhone - 0ct/min Handyspartarif mit Geld-zurück-Garantie! Jetzt

[LUTE] Re: New to the list

2011-01-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
I absolutely second this. While a peg disaster is not too likely using pliers or peg turners, it is not worth to take the risk in particular if your maker is more than 1 mls away. The method of gently hitting the thin end with a little rod softer than your peg works 100% and minimises the

[LUTE] Re: Josquin music for lute

2011-01-11 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear Wolfgang (and all), I see there is something in this list for which I have been looking for years (and even asked here), an intabulation of missa l'homme armé super voces musicales which I believe is one of the finest pieces of music ever written. Does anybody know about a source for the

[LUTE] Re: Josquin music for lute

2011-01-11 Thread Gernot Hilger
://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action;jsessionid=54B87BF9DF3F0B69D077314E39F4EB47?institutionalItemId=12697 But I believe he is considered musically suspect! Well, here's your chance to find out :) G. - Original Message - From: Gernot Hilger daube...@gmx.de

[LUTE] Re: OT: a computer question

2010-11-18 Thread Gernot Hilger
I am running Tiger on my old 500 MHz G3 iMac. Fits like a glove and runs fast enough for playing music and more. It was my only computer until the first Mac mini came out. Videos are a bit of a problem though. I remember there was a firmware update necessary before being able to update to OSX.

[LUTE] Re: Possible to over clamp?

2010-07-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
Fortunately, this only applies to PVA glue. With hide glue, this is not possible. For example, when jointing a soundboard, one would rub both parts together to squeeze out any surplus glue. Even under the microscope, there will be no visible joint thickness. Have a look at your lute's front. g

[LUTE] Re: Possible to over clamp?

2010-07-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
preparation and glueing technique that counts. I am fairly confident that your luthier would not think much differently. Gernot On 25.07.2010, at 20:01, howard posner wrote: On Jul 25, 2010, at 10:57 AM, Gernot Hilger wrote: With hide glue, this is not possible. For example, when jointing

[LUTE] Re: Temporarily fixing an open seam.

2010-07-19 Thread Gernot Hilger
There is a paper tape, similar to postage stamps which can easily be removed with a damp cloth. It is used by bookbinders. You can even use a few stamps. The gist is that water soluble glue is used. Gernot Original-Nachricht Datum: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0200 Von: David

[LUTE] Re: Bermudo translation?

2010-06-22 Thread Gernot Hilger
There is the bandurria part in German which I translated for Andreas Schlegel: http://www.accordsnouveaux.ch/de/Instrumente/Mandore/Mandore_Instrumente/Mandore_Instrumente.html Gernot Original-Nachricht Datum: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:34:21 +0200 Von: Sam Chapman

[LUTE] Re: Prelude by Hoppy

2010-05-06 Thread Gernot Hilger
Harald, one cannot append files here. Can you upload it somewhere? Or send me a copy which I could put on mine. Grüße aus Sankt Augustin Gernot On 06.05.2010, at 20:48, Harald Hamre privat wrote: Hello Some years ago I made a Fronimo file of the A Major prelude by V. Gautier, just from

[LUTE] Harald's transcription..

2010-05-06 Thread Gernot Hilger
. can be found here: www.jsbach.mynetcologne.de/Prelude_V_Gautier.ft2 I cannot read the file myself, 'cause I've got no Fronimo. Enjoy Gernot -- GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Gautier Prelude PDF

2010-05-06 Thread Gernot Hilger
Here's the PDF www.jsbach.mynetcologne.de/Prelude_V_Gautier.pdf Gernot -- GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: status of lutebooks.com?

2010-03-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
wakarimasen: I don't know honto: exactly the ga and da are particles which are not easy to explainm but in this case not essential for understanding. Within my limited knowledge of Japanese, wakarimasen ga means something like I do not understand the subject of this honto da here also the da

[LUTE] Re: professorship for lute open in Bremen

2010-03-02 Thread Gernot Hilger
Chris, it may read this way but this is definitely not the case. In theory, the clause means that women are preferred if their qualification is equal. So there is no reason why you shouldn't apply for the position. g Zitat von chriswi...@yahoo.com: One major caveat: It's open to women

[LUTE] Re: Strange lute in French painting

2010-02-15 Thread Gernot Hilger
I tried to find what the strange object under the bird might be. I believe it is a musette de cour with the chanter removed. There is a similar picture here: http://music.geocities.jp/muzettes/EngFile/main_eng/pictures_diag/hotteterre_musette.gif I have asked David Van Edwards for his

[LUTE] Re: Strange lute in French painting

2010-02-15 Thread Gernot Hilger
lutesm...@mac.com: An archcittern, Gernot? That broken chanterelle curls like gut to my eye. Sean On Feb 15, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Gernot Hilger wrote: Hi Franz, the instrument in this pic is of course not a lute, but an archcittern. Looks like a Hamburger Cithrinchen with extended bass

[LUTE] Re: Emotion, introvert vs. extrovert playing

2010-02-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
Thomas Schall schrieb: That's one of the most fantastic and beatiful things in lute world - the interpretations are not as fixed as - for instance - in the violin or piano world. A real treasure! Thomas Thomas, I honestly do not believe that this is the case. There is a mainstream among lute

[LUTE] Emotion, introvert vs. extrovert playing

2010-02-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi, after a while, I am back to the lute list. There is a reason for this posting. Yesterday, finally, I got my Barto Weiss vol.10 CD. This includes the Tombeau sur la mort de M. Conte de Logy, which is an all-time favourite of mine. Robert Barto is one of my favourite baroque lute players. I

[LUTE] Re: Emotion, introvert vs. extrovert playing

2010-02-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Gernot Hilger wrote: My reference interpretation, a beloved compagnion for more than thirty years is Hoppy's 1978 rendition on the 1755 Widhalm lute, Reflexe edition, not the later recording on his van Lennep lute. I find this particular piece overflowing with emotion

[LUTE] Re: Archlutes/Octaves?

2009-04-05 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear David, don't you miss f# in the basses? Some people string 14 as f#, that means basses to E-D-C-B-A-G-F# I am asking because I need to decide on stringing for my new liuto attiorbato. Thank you Gernot On 05.04.2009, at 10:22, David van Ooijen wrote: On both instruments strings 8

[LUTE] Lute straps again

2009-03-27 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hello, I just ordered a lute strap for my soon-to-come liuto attiorbato from José Antonio Ahumada in France. This was very difficult because the chello.fr email I had did not work. However I managed to phone him (merci Philippe) and his new email is: m.ahumadacas...@numericable.com He

[LUTE] Re: medieval plectrum, how to make?

2008-06-28 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 28.06.2008, at 23:50, LGS-Europe wrote: Cow's horn is also on my list, but I cannot think of a dish yet. That one is easy. Just keep the horns for plectra and eat the rest of the cow. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Musical Crimes: Forgery, Deceit, and Socio-Hermeneutics

2008-06-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear Stewart, there is in fact one source stating that the ending -#269;ek does in fact mean from Czech country (http://www.oxfordjctgenealogy.com/oxfordnamesexplained.htm). I do not believe they are right.I am not at all an expert, but I think that it is just the diminutive suffix -ek which is

[LUTE] Re: Musical Crimes: Forgery, Deceit, and Socio-Hermeneutics

2008-06-08 Thread Gernot Hilger
Let me assure that the mere Sautscheck word evokes no pejorative undertones at all to me although the Sau- prefix is pretty common here and means just what Stewart says. It is not very rude, though. Can be used talking to your mother-in-law without any risk. Sautscheck merely sounds

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread Gernot Hilger
Don't say that too loudly. You'll fall prey to Stephen Barber's wrath. Ask Martyn! On 24.05.2008, at 16:25, howard posner wrote: On May 24, 2008, at 6:52 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what

[LUTE] Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
There has been some discussion about fret diameters lately. For those who might be interested, I did some quick and dirty geometry with Excel and have put this online (http://www.jsbach.mynetcologne.de/ frets). The results come with no warranty, of course because there may be some bugs

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 14.05.2008, at 14:54, Martyn Hodgson wrote: When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just one gut lute string, rather casting doubt on the general (small) size of the frets. Exactly.

[LUTE] Re: Left hand positioning

2008-05-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
Daniel, these general rules can only be applied for single note runs, which are not normally a problem. When playing more than one voice (chords), the fingering depends on what is before and after the chord. The best solution, obviously, is a teacher. It might however be difficult to

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bloody French

2008-05-01 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear any Italian speakers on this list, Not quite, but I try nevertheless. Since many years finest quality lutes are made in Bologna. They were made longish, pear-shaped, broad ribbed to sound as well sweet as harmonious. (I don't quite understand the l'uno/l'altro thing here, so I'm not

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bloody French

2008-05-01 Thread Gernot Hilger
Duncan, you are right about the l'uno/l'altro part. Thank you! Another version: Since many years finest quality lutes were made in Bologna. Whether it is because of their longish shape similar to a pear, or perhaps because of their wide ribs, one of which made their sound sweet, the

[LUTE] Re: OT: Torture and c-camps

2008-04-30 Thread Gernot Hilger
Arto, that was remarkably long since you posted something which is again true but not at all appropiate for the lutenet. Please don't! The only outcome is just another flame war. g On 01.05.2008, at 00:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear musicians, someone from the US PS-talked me

[LUTE] Re: Tying on frets

2008-04-28 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear nameless asker, gut is more flexible than nylon. You will therefore more likely expect some gap with nylon frets than with gut which most people use. Nylon works, but it is more difficult to prevent the knot from slipping. You don't want a really sharp edge on the fingerboard, but you

[LUTE] Re: Translation for Ladino text.

2008-04-27 Thread Gernot Hilger
Stephen, this may well be the case for classic Greek, which is Greek to me, haha. The new Greek (δημοτική) which I sort of learned is full of words with mp which is the way they write the sound b. For example μπαρ (mpar) is a bar. They also write ντ (nt) to transcribe the sound d (δ is

[LUTE] Re: Translation for Ladino text.

2008-04-27 Thread Gernot Hilger
from http://www.stars21.com/translator/greek_to_english.html , this translator is quite good) That would make it a plain womanizer which nicely fits into the Ladino text. g On 26.04.2008, at 22:10, Gernot Hilger wrote: and also in Greek, berbantis (Μπερμπάντης). I do not know exactly what

[LUTE] Re: Translation for Ladino text.

2008-04-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
and also in Greek, berbantis (Μπερμπάντης). I do not know exactly what It means, but is is a word for a man in the field also containing women and adultery. g On 26.04.2008, at 21:50, Roman Turovsky wrote: There is a similar word in Italian- BIRBANTE. RT - Original Message - From:

[LUTE] Re: Lutes have obscene connotations?

2008-04-11 Thread Gernot Hilger
What a source this list is! Thank you, Peter g On 11.04.2008, at 15:34, Peter Martin wrote: There's an entertaining chapter about rude lutes in Julia Criag- McFeely's thesis at http://www.ramesescats.co.uk/thesis/chapter8.pdf with pictures at http://www.ramesescats.co.uk/thesis/images.html

[LUTE] Re: The Sautschecks' Tabulatures/L'intavolature dei Sautscheck

2008-04-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
in fact, Firefox works. Safari, which is as compliant to web standards as can be does not. There must be something wrong with your coding, Roman. Thanks nevertheless for the link! g On 09.04.2008, at 13:16, Roman Turovsky wrote: That is IExplorer problem, methinks. Use Firefox. RT From:

[LUTE] Re: Van Dyck

2008-04-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
This programme is UK only... On 09.04.2008, at 11:26, Andrew Gibbs wrote: Congratulations indeed - a very impressive performance - they done us proud... http://tinyurl.com/5laro9 (or if that doesn't work http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ then choose A to Z / U / University Challenge Episode 4)

[LUTE] Re: Baroque opera scores

2008-04-01 Thread Gernot Hilger
The low-res version worked fine. With 31 MB, it is definitely not low-res g Zitat von dc [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The high-res jpg of Kirnberger takes you to a Favart opera indeed, and the low-res pdf yields an error message. So no theory for today... Dennis To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Fingering question

2008-03-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear list, today, I played through the freshly downloaded Schoole of Musicke and stumbled about an issue which has been bothering me for a while. There are quite often fingerings which are unnecessarily difficult and impede the flow of the music. For example the penultimate measure in the

[LUTE] Re: name that composer

2008-03-24 Thread Gernot Hilger
Thank you, Benjamin. This worked in fact. Unfortunately, there are no details about the original composers. Charteris however states ...where they are all unattributed... which means he thinks the pieces are in fact Italian. g On 24.03.2008, at 18:53, Benjamin Narvey wrote: Here it is -

[LUTE] Re: Forqueray

2008-03-17 Thread Gernot Hilger
He already did so, only in Croatian. See http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sprite/mhifoe.html Zitat von Peter Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Next you'll be telling us it's full of eels, I suppose... P On 16/03/2008, David Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hovercraft :) p.s. what's lebdjelica

[LUTE] How to become a great lute player...

2008-03-13 Thread Gernot Hilger
.. even if you don't bother to tune the axe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3obSs3fwu8 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Hautman

2008-02-12 Thread Gernot Hilger
Most like from Early Music magazine, which is probably what you already know. I do not have this 1976 magazine, thus I have no idea what the original source might have been. See also: http://www.unh.edu/music/Icon/iltifs.htm It might be worthwhile asking DvE. g On 12.02.2008, at 23:49,

[LUTE] Re: All JSB from china or russia

2008-01-30 Thread Gernot Hilger
Zitat von LGS-Europe [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The complete Bach-Gesellschaft Edition (1851-1900) has been for some time in the public domain. I believe he rather wants to learn about safe sources of pirated music. Mustafa, this is not the place to ask for such things. To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: Polish, anyone?

2008-01-30 Thread Gernot Hilger
It is about what you would expect. They have a group to play muzyka dawna, early music. They play mostly, but not only Polish music from renaissance to 18th century. More than 200 concerts in Poland. The motto must be something like Pleasant peace lives in your house. After the husband has

[LUTE] Re: Polish, anyone?

2008-01-30 Thread Gernot Hilger
You are probably right. I mixed up przygrywac and przegrywac. On Jan 30, 2008 1:18 PM, Bernd Haegemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: better wait for Jurek to wake up ;-)) I would understand it NOT as has lost everything in gambling, but : when the husband accompanies (well), the wife sings...

[LUTE] Re: bach and karamazov

2008-01-30 Thread Gernot Hilger
I wonder why nobody responded to this one so far. I must say I actually quite like it. I could do without Edin hugging and swaying the lute like a madman. But this piece can take some punishment and showmanship. Not bad. g On 28.01.2008, at 15:36, Roman Turovsky wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Picardy puzzle

2008-01-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
The music can be found in Werner Icking's archive which is normally quite reliable and a great source. http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/bach/cello_suites/vc100712.pdf g On 26.01.2008, at 22:33, Roman Turovsky wrote: Could anyone check whether the cello version of BWV 995 has

[LUTE] Re: Picardy puzzle

2008-01-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
There is a facsimile at: http://www.wimmercello.com/bachs5ms.html On 26.01.2008, at 22:47, David Tayler wrote: The Bach Suite editions on Icking have a lot of mistakes in them. You can find the facsimile on the internet, if I have time I'll do that tonight. dt At 01:44 PM 1/26/2008, you

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov...

2008-01-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
Phew. What a discussion. I was away for a few days and just finished digging through my inbox. Forlorn hope has been my favourite for decades and is still in my top ten not necessarily only among lute music. What a piece! In my humble opinion, Edin's interpretation is as well interesting

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music

2008-01-23 Thread Gernot Hilger
Must be a font problem. I cannot read the file both in OSX and XP (under Parallels, though) g On 23.01.2008, at 22:19, Martin Eastwell wrote: I believe that it is a problem with the way this PDF is generated. The PDF format should embed the font in the document. I can't read this on my

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music

2008-01-23 Thread Gernot Hilger
to share. g This file contains two fonts, On 23.01.2008, at 22:47, Gernot Hilger wrote: Must be a font problem. I cannot read the file both in OSX and XP (under Parallels, though) g On 23.01.2008, at 22:19, Martin Eastwell wrote: I believe that it is a problem with the way this PDF

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music

2008-01-23 Thread Gernot Hilger
I found the source and it is not illegal, I downloaded it from http://www.xs4all.nl/~paulduif/luth-librairie/ , but I cannot find the link. Drop me an email if you wish a copy. g On 23.01.2008, at 22:53, Gernot Hilger wrote: It is a font problem. Spotlight found a zip file for me somewhere

[LUTE] Re: airs for lute in d minor tuning

2008-01-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
Zitat von Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Please excuse my ignorance, but what does 'geistliche' mean in English? Rob It means sacred or spiritual. sacred melodies A decent online dictionary is http://dict.leo.org, albeit in German. g To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: recording with ZOOM H2

2008-01-13 Thread Gernot Hilger
Ed, this is a non-Mac site. I tried all my browsers to no avail. Sorry! g On 13.01.2008, at 16:52, Ed Durbrow wrote: When I click on a piece it takes me to another window. Do you have to join just to listen? On Jan 13, 2008, at 7:31 AM, Daniel F Heiman wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hi

[LUTE] Re: Japanese lute - help!

2008-01-08 Thread Gernot Hilger
David van Ooijen knows about the shamisen and has compiled a page: http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/sashimisen/things_japanese/shamisen_f.html g Zitat von Paul Kieffer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hello, does anyone know anything about the Shamisen? i am in the midst of a project that will probably

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge - Off topic :)

2008-01-08 Thread Gernot Hilger
The advanced variant is: There are 10 kinds of people those who understand binary and those who don't g (physicist) Zitat von Spring, aus dem, Rainer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There are three kinds of mathematicians: those who can count and those who can't. To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: OT- video

2007-12-03 Thread Gernot Hilger
Not necessarily. It is extremely easy in iMovie (v.6, beware of v.8) and should not be much more difficult in FCP. g Zitat von Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The DVD was made from a tape. I would prefer not to separate video and audio, because getting them back into synch would be a

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
Michael, I believe that in fact 7c was standard, but they either tuned the 7th course to F or D on a G lute. The 8c is a convenient way to have both tunings on one lute, so it is sort of a standard today. g Zitat von Michael Bocchicchio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: People who have purchased lutes

[LUTE] Re: Frets

2007-11-23 Thread Gernot Hilger
Schrödinger's cat gut, I assume? g On Nov 23, 2007 7:59 AM, David Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I source all my quantagut from Schroedinger's Gut Hut. It's the real thing. I think. Or at least it might have been. You should google the address; I can't recall what state it will be in. dt

[LUTE] Re: dedillo

2007-11-02 Thread Gernot Hilger
Zitat von Ed Durbrow [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Could someone please post the URL so I could watch this? Thank you. http://youtube.com/watch?v=G23_pcCZkZg To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: dedillo

2007-11-01 Thread Gernot Hilger
The video looks very much like dedillo, but the sound tells us otherwise. Bass and treble are merely alternating as are the thumb and index. If it were dedillo we'd notice more than one treble note per bass note. Is the piece really attributed to Molinaro? g On 01.11.2007, at 12:41,

[LUTE] Re: Wascha mesa, olim Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 08.10.2007, at 18:31, Roman Turovsky wrote: As for Newsidler, welsch most certainly meant Italian. -- Mathias I am not convinced 100%. RT Roman, Wikipedia is not one of the most reliable sources, but you might read http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsche I have never heard (not even

[LUTE] Re: Facets on a solid lute mould

2007-08-13 Thread Gernot Hilger
Marc, I made mine with a set of templates taken from the plan. I made one template for the cross section length wise and 5 or 6 across. After carving the mould to shape in the proper places, I just planed by eye. The result was quite satisfactory. I do however believe that toast rack moulds and

[LUTE] Re: ugh....pellergini again #4

2007-07-24 Thread Gernot Hilger
The URL finally made it, but it is quite longish and did not open. Shorter URLs: Image alone http://www.library.appstate.edu/music/guitar/pellegrini1.jpg Google images Link http://tinyurl.com/36e33t g Zitat von [EMAIL PROTECTED]: for some freakin' reason aol would note post the hyperlink to

[LUTE] Re: lute repair question

2007-07-08 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hola Laura, you'll need to take the lute to a luthier. To reglue the bridge, the top must be taken off. This is beyond ordinary workmen. And, as you will probably be aware off, this is quite a critical joint and you don't want somebody to botch with it. Good luck g On 08.07.2007, at

[LUTE] Re: jazz on Lute

2007-06-29 Thread Gernot Hilger
I would certainly be interested who else has been caught improvising against Sor or Mozart! Among my friends, I used to be known to be notoriously abusive against JSB, but I couldn't help it, JSB is by far the greatest of the entire lot and can for sure stand a little abuse. On

[LUTE] Re: complete Piccinini on cd

2007-05-22 Thread Gernot Hilger
, at 09:50, G. Crona wrote: Thanks Gernot, it came to 12,71 Euros within Europe, still quite cheap for a double CD. Hope it's good! :) Best G. - Original Message - From: Gernot Hilger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3

[LUTE] Re: complete Piccinini on cd

2007-05-11 Thread Gernot Hilger
Thank you, David. I do not know whether Kruitvat ships outside of the Netherlands. Amazon (at least Amazon.de) has got this CD for 7,99 with free shipping. Gernot Zitat von LGS-Europe [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dutch (and Belgian?) drugstore het Kruidvat has a 2cd with the complete works of

[LUTE] Re: complete Piccinini on cd

2007-05-11 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi Göran, search for piccinini lute music g Zitat von G.R. Crona [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I tried to order it from Kruitvat, but they don't seem to cater to outside Pays Bas. Also searched for it on Amazon.de, without result. G. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Hello! A couple questions.

2007-04-29 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 29.04.2007, at 21:56, The Other wrote: On Saturday 28 April 2007 03:25, John Scott wrote: What can I use to tighten the tuning pegs? One has a tendency to slip every time I try to adjust the tuning. The lute came with a little piece of black wax labelled 'Peg Paste', but it looks

[LUTE] Re: Bartoli lets it blast

2007-02-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 10.02.2007, at 18:32, Mathias Rösel wrote: Whatever she yells at him, she's just awesome. I thought the English word was awful. ;-) I agree with Roman that there are many lousy singers without any emotion in the baroque business. And Bartoli's temperament and passion is for sure

[LUTE] Re: Bartoli lets it blast

2007-02-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
Strictly spoken, it is not Ozias but rather Vagaus speaking. The text is: Armed with your firebands and serpents, leaving your dark and dreadful kingdom, you cruel attendants, o furies, come to our aid. Teach us, whose hearts are full of indignation, to avenge the murder of our leader by death,

[LUTE] Re: Bartoli lets it blast

2007-02-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
Quicktime, iTunes and VLC open it. But I have recoded it with iTunes. Windows Media now works. g On 10.02.2007, at 21:26, Donatella Galletti wrote: Windows Media cannot open it other sources the like? Donatella To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Bartoli lets it blast

2007-02-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
To finish my part of discussing Bartoli with the statement that I never doubted that she is a fine singer if she does not try to sing fast passages like a machine gun. Listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3WNaMJMA8 What a fine performance! g On 10.02.2007, at 21:47, Roman Turovsky

[LUTE] Re: Chaconne

2007-02-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
The easiest way is just playing it from the original violin score and adding a few notes where found appropriate. I do this from time to time and it is very satisfying. This is one piece of music! Gernot On 09.02.2007, at 21:06, Howard Posner wrote: On Friday, Feb 9, 2007, at 10:58

[LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Discography Help Requested.

2007-02-02 Thread Gernot Hilger
that would be tasto solo. Obbligato is the real thing, with melodies and trills and the like. g On 02.02.2007, at 22:15, David Rastall wrote: You mean just playing a bass line? That would be part of the continuo, wouldn't it? To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: another version of Pachabel Cannon

2007-01-24 Thread Gernot Hilger
I am quite impressed. Whether one likes it or not is a matter of taste, methinks. This young fellow is surely gifted. g On 24.01.2007, at 15:28, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote: At 03:38 AM 1/24/2007, Ed Durbrow wrote: Nothing to do with lutes

[LUTE] Re: Mega concert (was Re: Transitional Tunings)

2006-11-26 Thread Gernot Hilger
Thanks, Roman, but this is only the announcement g On 26.11.2006, at 15:55, Roman Turovsky wrote: http://mathiasroesel.livejournal.com/12164.html?thread=49028#t49028 - Original Message - From: Daniel Shoskes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mathias Rösel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc:

[LUTE] Re: Sting and his CD

2006-10-17 Thread Gernot Hilger
There must be something wrong with the sample. I can't understand a word :-) On 17.10.2006, at 22:24, Howard Posner wrote: On Tuesday, Oct 17, 2006, at 11:28 America/Los_Angeles, Stewart McCoy wrote: Dear Alfonso, If what you say is true, there must be something wrong with how they

[LUTE] Re: Sting

2006-10-15 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi, I thought I'd add just another message to the recent Sting flurry, probably superfluously... Curious about the big fuss the recording has stirred up I decided to finally buy my first ever song from iTunes Music Store, namely In darkness let me dwell. And I do not regret ist. Surely, had

[LUTE] Re: Sting? - Lute awareness?- Fantasy instrument - 30 Years of EM

2006-09-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 25.09.2006, at 21:28, Caroline Usher wrote: Ignorance is bliss. Not at all being a native speaker, but naturally curious I looked up bliss in my Mac's dictionary and here is what came out: • a state of spiritual blessedness, typically that reached after death. The sound clip was sort of

[LUTE] Naïve question

2006-09-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
Collected wisdom, following Roman's link to the Cesar Mateus' site I was very happy to finally find a source of Ennemond Gaultier's La Poste. Not too difficult, this one. Only, if I play this as written, notes inégales not withstanding, it sounds very much different from what Hoppy

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Naïve question

2006-09-25 Thread Gernot Hilger
Never mind some proof reading... Collected wisdom, following Roman's link to the Cesar Mateus' site I was very happy to finally find a source of Ennemond Gaultier's La Poste. Not too difficult, this one. Only, if played as written, notes inégales not withstanding, it sounds very much

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Minor sharp keys?

2006-09-23 Thread Gernot Hilger
This is not too much of a surprise because b-minor (h-moll) and D- major (D-Dur) have the same accidentals g On 23.09.2006, at 13:52, Andreas Schlegel wrote: Attention: This b-minor menuet has the basses in d major! It's part of a d-major suite / sonata. Andreas To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: Lute songs about food and drink

2006-09-15 Thread Gernot Hilger
Here in Germany, Starkbier was invented by hungry monks as food replacement during lent, so the song might be acceptable. I do not know Watkin's Ale, though! Best wishes Gernot On 9/15/06, Stewart McCoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watkin's Ale isn't about food. To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Lute songs about food and drink

2006-09-15 Thread Gernot Hilger
OK, thank you. I see. It is neither about food nor about lent. Rejected! Zitat von Craig Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gernot, try this link for the lyrics and tune for Watkin's Ale. Regards, Craig To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Gluing ribs.

2006-09-06 Thread Gernot Hilger
Herbert, you certainly have a habit of looking at things different from what others might do :-) Whether you use adhesive tape or little wedges to hold the to-be- glued rib in place, you won't need any holes in the mould, because you just attach one rib to those formerly glued on. You just

[LUTE] Re: Strings which ring too long.

2006-07-10 Thread Gernot Hilger
Not too serious: listing cloth like in clavichords might work. David's advice seems more sensible, though. g P.S. nicely ringing basses to be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmaYP4IWh8 and even worse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-cu1MwVEV4 To get on or off this list see list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: chaconne by vieux gautier

2006-07-09 Thread Gernot Hilger
www.jsbach.mynetcologne.de/chaconne.mp3 only the first minute g On 09.07.2006, at 13:52, Bernd Haegemann wrote: Does anybody perhaps have the score of a Chaconne in A major by Vieux Gautier in A major? In the CNRS edition there are 3 Chaconnes, in C, F, F. would it be possible to put

[LUTE] Re: Protecting the unfinished top (table)

2006-06-27 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi all, I assume most of those ranting here have in fact tried to apply oil to their soundboards. I have. Therefore I cannot believe that a small quantity of drying oil does any harm AT ALL to the sound of the finished instrument. Soundboard thickness is in the order of magnitude of 1.5

[LUTE] Re: Protecting the unfinished top (table)

2006-06-27 Thread Gernot Hilger
, linseed oil's acidic PH will react corrosively with alcaline one of such durable fiber as linen (if unprimed/sized). Linen is a lot more durable than spruce, to be sure. RT - Original Message - From: Gernot Hilger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, June 27

[LUTE] Re: A special dedication to Arto Wikla

2006-05-29 Thread Gernot Hilger
Arto, not being overly faint-hearted I am currently trying to learn Polish which is at least as as mind-wrecking as my native German probably is. I shall probably not dare to approach your language. Gives me the creeps!! g On 29.05.2006, at 23:47, Arto Wikla wrote: I wrote about Finnish

[LUTE] Re: videos deleted

2006-05-01 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi Mac users, regardless of who acquired knowledge of anybody's iMacs by whatever source: provided that you've got 10.3.9 or higher up and running (runs really fine on my old G3/500), you CAN play WMV videos using the free flip4mac plugin ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/

[LUTE] Re: videos deleted

2006-04-29 Thread Gernot Hilger
Arto, I quietly enjoyed your videos. I have not yet had the opportunity to see Thomas'. Perhaps he's going to make'em available again, will you please, Thomas? Never mind the bollocks! g On 29.04.2006, at 23:28, Arto Wikla wrote: Dear Thomas, after the receipt of harsh critics I think

[LUTE] Re: I like those little romantic guitar replicas

2006-04-13 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear greeting- and nameless, among others, Philippe Mottet-Rio makes romantic guitars. http://www.anselmus.ch/fr/guitares/guitare_general.htm#signet_04 Unfortunately I cannot find an English website. Philippe reads and speaks English in case you'd like to ask him. Best wishes Gernot Zitat von

[LUTE] Re: Building a fine action.

2006-04-07 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hello, lutes have the additional advantage that the action can be corrected be moving the string up and down at the bridge. No need to file or even switch to nasty German rasp-work. Nevertheless, it is correct what Doctor Oakroot says about the various aspects of lutemaking where a certain

[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: Luthiers (wood)

2006-03-29 Thread Gernot Hilger
Hi Nick, I believe it was a Hoffmann copy, but I am all but sure. BTW, I remember that Martin had built and sold the lute for/to a client who later unfotunately had to give up playing. Martin had bought it back, so it was not exactly new, but in pristine condition. The wood was taken from the

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