[LUTE] Re: Microphones on live performances

2008-02-23 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
Josephsons are very good, and I've also had excellent results with the small, clip-on mics you can find at Radio Shack and places like that. On Feb 24, 2008, at 7:21 AM, Antonio II wrote: Hi, people Does anyone have any advice on microphones for live performances? I'm thinking about

[LUTE] Re: different-sized lutes

2008-02-17 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
Shepherd's Nine Day Wonder? On Feb 17, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: I was amazed myself, which is why I remember that it was nine days. It took another couple of weeks to varnish it. I can't make lutes that quickly any more, alas. Martin Rob MacKillop wrote: On

[LUTE] Re: great pics of cittern building process

2008-02-16 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
On Feb 16, 2008, at 8:27 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: Looks like absolute perfection. It has whet my appetite for my theorbo by the same maker, currently being born on his workbench. Enjoy it, Doc. I hope you have the Scottish repertoire for that fret system - on my website somewhere. You

[LUTE] some new research

2008-02-10 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
I've posted an encyclopedia entry from 1819 about The Guitar, or Cittern. Please have a look - there are some points of interest. The lute and especially the theorbo are mentioned in the same entry. http://www.cetrapublishing.com/citterncafe/ To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Andrea Damiani on You Tube

2008-02-06 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qiwVIXdiU4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXCmEE5pzeo -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: a liste-machine

2008-02-01 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
there, and we shall see it. They also have many lutes guitars. I really want to see the guitar by Sellas, and I understand they actually have 2 Edlinger baroque lutes there! It ought to be a great time for us. ed At 08:53 AM 2/1/2008 +0100, Gregory Doc Rossi wrote: We're using

[LUTE] Re: a liste-machine

2008-02-01 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
Hmm - this is exactly what I do with Mail, and I've been very happy with it. On Feb 1, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Ed Durbrow wrote: If you have a Mac, you may need to get SpamSeive. I used Mail's built in spam filter for quite a while until it became ineffective. The thing about SpamSeive is, if you

[LUTE] Re: a liste-machine

2008-01-31 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
The guy who does my website is into some software called WordPress. I suppose we could call it blogging software, or interactive web software. It means people can post and comment on the posts. We're using this on the Cittern Cafe site, and except for the fact that the cittern crowd

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music

2008-01-23 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
On Jan 23, 2008, at 3:29 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote: I'm probably too late to thank Brescianello for writing it. Don't worry, Stuart, lots of people think he probably didn't write it anyway... To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music

2008-01-23 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
The usual - he copped it from someone else. I heard it from Pietro Prosser, I think. On Jan 23, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote: Gregory Doc Rossi wrote: On Jan 23, 2008, at 3:29 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote: I'm probably too late to thank Brescianello for writing it. Don't worry

[LUTE] Re: string organization

2008-01-11 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
I don't know how many of you ever use iron or brass, but it seems to last forever sound-wise. If I break one on a longer scale instrument, I file it away in case I break one on shorter scale instrument. I keep the old strings in envelopes according to gauge - must be my librarian

[LUTE] Re: string organization

2008-01-11 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
On Jan 11, 2008, at 6:25 PM, Narada wrote: How short is short Doc? Less than 45cm. -Original Message- From: Gregory Doc Rossi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 January 2008 17:18 To: Lute Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: string organization I don't know how many of you ever use iron

[LUTE] Re: Di novo e' giunto

2008-01-01 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
Indeed, I meant the madrigal by JdB. Thanks to all who responded. On Jan 1, 2008, at 9:17 PM, Arthur Ness wrote: Stuart, Yes, that is the Trecento madrigal by Jacopo (Jacobo) da Bologna in Reese's middle ages book. Doc didn't give a composer's name, but it seems to be what he was looking for.

[LUTE] Di novo e' giunto

2007-12-29 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
Has anyone got the notes or tab to Di novo e' giunto? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Personal Awesomeness Index

2007-12-17 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
6 and 12 is actually much more common - the Gibson SG version is well known. On Dec 17, 2007, at 9:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Consider also that a 10-course lute has more strings than a double- neck guitar. But only one! Well, my 10-courser has 19 strings, 1 + 2x9. Haven't the

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-11 Thread Gregory Doc Rossi
I've been playing without nails for at least 30 years, and I play only metal-strung instruments. I have light calluses on my right hand, nothing like those on the left, but it never occurred to me to sand the right-hand fingers. Maybe I'll try it when I haven't got any concerts coming up.