[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach's bass lines

2008-02-22 Thread Rob MacKillop
Mimmo sent me an interesting idea. He agreed that I could forward it to you guys. I think Martyn holds a similar position? Rob Silk bass strings like the 19th c guitars Rob. My point of wiwe of course This is why I think that the Gallicone was so suitable on bass line and powerful. My idea

[LUTE] Re: Stephen Barber

2008-02-22 Thread Rob MacKillop
,. and he can say whatever he likes on it, but Martyn hasn't got a website so used this list to respond to - which might annoy some, but Barber did refer to conversations which took place here. You reap what you sow...Let's drop it now before it blows out of proportion. Rob -- To get on or off

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach's bass lines

2008-02-21 Thread Rob MacKillop
There's a thought. I'll write to you privately, Martyn. Rob On 21/02/2008, Martyn Hodgson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, I'd be happy to lend you my large single strung gallichon in A for a few months if you could pick it up and arrange insurance etc. regards, Martyn -- To get

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Rank Amateur Recording # 3

2008-02-21 Thread Rob MacKillop
withdrawn and will be published by another publisher both in French and a seperate English language volume. Anthony should be able to update us on that. It is 346 pages long and includes good biographies of the main and lesser-known composers. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach's bass lines

2008-02-21 Thread Rob MacKillop
to be the only instrument of the lute family which could play them. Rob On 21/02/2008, Dale Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Martyn, I want one! Who built yours? Dale -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Rank Amateur Recording # 3

2008-02-20 Thread Rob MacKillop
Well done Stephen. I think the performance is better than the last recording, although that wasn't bad at all. Another nice piece and a nice performance. What more could anyone ask for? Keep up the good work. I'm off to listen to it again... Rob -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: different-sized lutes

2008-02-17 Thread Rob MacKillop
On 17/02/2008, Martin Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The second lute (in a') is my no.3, made in 1983 (it didn't take a year to make, by the way, just nine days). Nine days?! Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pitch for French music

2008-02-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
, and ultimtely you will have to make your own choice. I've made mine. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: PofM archive

2008-02-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
, sometimes forgetting to upload the Fronimo file. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But and others...

2008-02-13 Thread Rob MacKillop
I'm listening to the Lawes suite for two lutes from your website - VERY nice! I love those pieces but have never played them. I must get hold of the Gallot ms... Rob On 13/02/2008, Jean-Marie Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you very much, Rob, for the kind words. Yes, that manuscript

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
in them. This one is very moving, and I hope you enjoy listening to it. I consider it a 'work in progress' recording. You can find it just above the photo of me holding the lute near the bottom of this page: http://www.rmguitar.info/Maler.htm Cheers, Rob -- To get on or off this list see list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
out. Each instrument works differently, so you have to find the sweet spot with each one. I find the different string materials work differently, but eventually the instrument yeilds its secrets no matter gut or nylon. Well, that's the way I see it. YMMV. Rob -- To get on or off this list see

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
. 165D + 82 10. 10. 185D + 91 11. 11. 210D + 100D Tensions for Nylgut 1 41 2 34.5 3 30 4 28 5 28.5 6 30 + 28.5 7 30 + 28.5 8 29.5 + 28.5 9 28 + 24 (midway between E and Eb) 10 29 + 28.5 11 30 + 27.5 Glad you like the sound! Rob On 12/02/2008, Jaros³aw Lipski [EMAIL

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
interpreting this 'macro sighing concept' (!) on a micro level - the shorter trills repeat the painful dissonance/consonance aspect - but I'm beginning to talk a load of crap, so I'll stop. :-) It comes out the way it comes out because that's the way it comes out. There you go! Rob On 12/02/2008

[LUTE] Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
in them. This one is very moving, and I hope you enjoy listening to it. I consider it a 'work in progress' recording. You can find it just above the photo of me holding the lute near the bottom of this page: http://www.rmguitar.info/Maler.htm Cheers, Rob -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But and others...

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Jean-Marie, That is VERY beautiful. I must get hold of this interesting manuscript. And your playing is first-class. I loved it! Rob On 12/02/2008, Jean-Marie Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a beautiful one too, for Charles de Gallot (1669) in the de Gallot guitar manuscript from

[LUTE] Re: My Ballard of 1992 in Google Video

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Yeah, I'm a sucker for drones. Thanks for that, Arto. Very enjoyable. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Test 1 Baroque Lute List

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
You've passed all the tests, Stewart! Well done ;-) Rob On 12/02/2008, Stewart McCoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Test 1 Baroque Lute List -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
was going carzy being out of tune on gut. Playing in tune was more important to me than playing with gut. I've made my choice for the moment, but will no doubt return to gut again in the future. Rob On 12/02/2008, Lute [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rob, Thanks fort the Mp3, enjoyed listening

[LUTE] Re: How About A Lute-Care Handbook?

2008-02-09 Thread Rob Lute
David van Edwards wrote a short guide to taking care of your lute - published by The Lute Society. Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: piece of the month revived

2008-02-08 Thread Rob Lute
. Your website is waking up! Just my tuppenceworth. Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Pittoni's theorbo?

2008-02-06 Thread Rob Lute
Don't believe everything you read on the lute net. Now you tell me! Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Tiorbino - surprising new evidence

2008-02-05 Thread Rob Lute
... Although these are keyboard topics, I'm sure they will be of interest to some here. Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino - surprising new evidence

2008-02-05 Thread Rob Lute
Diego, did you read the essay? Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino - surprising new evidence

2008-02-05 Thread Rob Lute
Yes, Diego, what is the introduction by Castaldi left out of the Minkoff print? Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: recordings page

2008-02-04 Thread Rob Lute
can play THAT well?! Rob www.rmguitar.info -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] communication problems

2008-02-01 Thread Rob Lute
I've created a different email account with google. Please let me know if this gets sent your spam folder, or otherwise. Sorry about all this, but I'm not the only one having problems with this list. Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: communication problems

2008-02-01 Thread Rob Lute
Great. No-one else need respond. Rob On 01/02/2008, Manolo Laguillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, this one went through, no problem! Manolo Rob Lute wrote: I've created a different email account with google. Please let me know if this gets sent your spam folder, or otherwise. Sorry

[LUTE] Re: Playing in time (olim Polish, anyone?)

2008-01-31 Thread Rob
Dowland himself...Karamazov has a different audience, and he does a remarkable job at bringing new blood into the modern lute world. Whether we need that, of course, is another matter. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Stewart McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 January

[LUTE] Re: a liste-machine

2008-01-31 Thread Rob
properly. We might need to consider alternatives... Thoughts? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Jerzy Zak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 January 2008 22:03 To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Net Subject: [LUTE] a liste-machine Strange, I'm not receiving messages I am sending

[LUTE] Re: arm pain

2008-01-27 Thread Rob
Won't be able to play in a month?! Good luck, Ed! Take care. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Ed Durbrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 January 2008 15:52 To: LuteNet list; Rob MacKillop Subject: [LUTE] Re: arm pain Any experience of this? Yes. I feel your pain

[LUTE] Re: contributions to this list

2008-01-26 Thread Rob
called 'post-beginners'. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: G. Crona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 January 2008 12:06 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: contributions to this list Rob wrote: I for one enjoy contributions from beginners and amateurs

[LUTE] Re: contributions to this list

2008-01-26 Thread Rob
suitable. How about a bass lute, eight or ten courses? See http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/index.htm#bass - c.70 to 75 cms. Cheers, Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Grant Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 January 2008 19:05 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Weiss suite 36

2008-01-25 Thread Rob
Complete Dresden for free here: http://luthlibrairie.free.fr/?Baroque:Allemande ..I say 'for free', but you might consider making a donation. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Duncan Midwinter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 January 2008 09:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Rank Amateur Recording # 2

2008-01-25 Thread Rob
. The percentages might be different, however! I enjoyed that. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Stephen Arndt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 January 2008 23:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Rank Amateur Recording # 2 Hello, all! Fridays are my

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: bach on baroque lute

2008-01-23 Thread Rob
http://luthlibrairie.free.fr/?Baroque:Allemande Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Luciano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 January 2008 12:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] bach on baroque lute Hi all, I'm an italian lutenist

[LUTE] Re: Albrechtsberger

2008-01-21 Thread Rob
Oops, sorry to Pietro and David - I hope you are not offended by my comment. It did bring a broad smile to my face, though, which is not such a bad thing these days. Rob PS Some people have written to me saying the link doesn't work. It does if you copy and paste it into Internet Explorer

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Amateur Recording

2008-01-21 Thread Rob
more! Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Ok guys...need your help...

2008-01-19 Thread Rob
Curse? Ten curses, no less. Good luck! Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Omer katzir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 January 2008 14:51 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net Subject: [LUTE] Ok guys...need your help... so it's going to be a renaissance 10 curse lute

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Robert de Visee mp3

2008-01-17 Thread Rob
I felt that was too fast, so... http://www.rmguitar.info/temp.htm Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 January 2008 11:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Robert de Visee mp3 A temporary upload: http://www.rmguitar.info

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Robert de Visee mp3

2008-01-17 Thread Rob
standards would add files, even complete beginners. We are too used to hearing 'perfect' and heavily edited performances on CDs - nothing 'authentic' about that. We should create an environment where we encourage each other at all levels. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: banchieri and the Theorbo in G

2008-01-16 Thread Rob
a large 10c bass lute in G with just the first course down an octave? I'm wondering how many of the early publications for a 'theorbo' (various spellings) or chitarrone were actually for large 10c bass lutes with re-entrant tunings? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[BAROQUE-LUTE] I haven't got the guts anymore!

2008-01-14 Thread Rob
You may recall my acquisition of a new 11c lute and experiments in pitch with all-gut strings. I really like the sound, for the most part, but the basses were impossible to tune or keep in tune, and first strings were an expense. Anyway, still experimenting, I thought I would try Nylgut - here are

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

2008-01-14 Thread Rob
Dear Roland, Are you saying that Reusner's arrangements are just accompaniments? That the melody is not there? I like these pieces but don't know anything about them Please excuse my ignorance, but what does 'geistliche' mean in English? Cheers, Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message

[LUTE] Re: recording with ZOOM H2

2008-01-12 Thread Rob
Nice piece, sensitively played, and a clear recording. Well done. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: wolfgang wiehe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 January 2008 20:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dartmouth. Edu Subject: [LUTE] recording with ZOOM H2 hi all, if someone

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge [baroque Method]

2008-01-10 Thread Rob
on the bridge [baroque Method] Thanks Rob, we can imagine what you would have been able to do with the Buchenberg tuned up. How does it feel from the point of view of weight? Is it very much lighter or heavier than your Maler, or almost the same? Does it seem well balanced? How was it strung

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge [baroque Method]

2008-01-09 Thread Rob
And here is an mp3 of the 'Buchenberg': www.rmguitar.info/temp.htm I wasn't allowed to tune it up to pitch, and the strings were more or less lying on the frets. Almost every note buzzed. Please believe me! I don't normally play with this tone. :-) Rob -Original Message- From

[LUTE] Re: Small French theorbo in D - evidence?

2008-01-08 Thread Rob
Many thanks, Martyn. Nothing there to convince me either that it was commonplace for French theorbo music or for de Visee. Cheers, Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 January 2008 08:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Lute Net

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge

2008-01-07 Thread Rob
a cm or two towards the rose, but not as close as the position on said photograph. I should also add that I have never played thumb-in, as I find it impossible. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 January 2008 13:52

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge

2008-01-07 Thread Rob
that this lute was a new one, completely strung in gut - all this might sound different in a year or so. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Bruno Correia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 January 2008 19:29 To: Lute Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge Rob, Good job

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach or Pezold menuets

2007-12-28 Thread Rob
Thanks Arto. I've put a link from my page to yours. Apparently the entire suite by Pezold was published in a modern edition. Trying to track it down. He clearly had an ear for a good tune. My daughter is learning these pieces on piano at the moment. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lauffensteiner pdfs online

2007-12-24 Thread Rob
the page turns to make the works easier to perform. Happy Christmas. Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 December 2007 13:08 To: 'baroque Lutelist' Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Lauffensteiner pdfs online Eight solo suites

[LUTE] Re: Italian texts - help needed

2007-12-17 Thread Rob
Thanks to David for his comments and to Davide for his offer of help, but I now have a collaborator who had actually already made a start on these songs, plus we have also been in correspondence already about other things. I'll let you know when it is available. Rob www.rmguitar.info

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Burwell

2007-12-16 Thread Rob
Same address as these guys: http://www.recordermail.co.uk/ Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Edward Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your email. These works have been transferred to Ruxbury Publications, of Scout Bottom Farm, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5JS, 2817

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge?

2007-12-16 Thread Rob
fluid and allied to the subtle dynamic and tonal nuances of the music. When that photo was taken I had only seen the lute for a few minutes and hadn't really played anything. I was grinning because Martin had just accepted a dud cheque, the value of which he will discover tomorrow! Rob -Original

[LUTE] Re: Funny string story

2007-12-16 Thread Rob
'How do you turn it on? Stroke it gently... To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge?

2007-12-15 Thread Rob
their computer speakers, and it might be hard to discern much difference between the two files. Good quality headphones make a huge difference. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Martin Shepherd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 December 2007 09:45 To: Lute Net Subject: [LUTE] RH

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge?

2007-12-15 Thread Rob
Three cheers! Thanks Denys. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Denys Stephens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 December 2007 18:01 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge? Dear All, A word of advice from one of the 'old ones:' 'Neither would

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: new sound file for 11c

2007-12-14 Thread Rob
to see what differences there are. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: T. Diehl-Peshkur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 December 2007 10:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: new sound file for 11c Hi Rob, Thanks

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: new sound file for 11c

2007-12-14 Thread Rob
don't really know what lutes sounded like in the 16th/17th centuries...maybe our modern lutes are subtly different? One great advantage of CF instruments is that they are not affected by humidity and temperature change. I'm sure many a touring lute player would be pleased about that. Rob

[LUTE] Re: ruthenian lute iconography

2007-12-14 Thread Rob
Fascinating. Not all the images appeared on the last page...check your files. But what did appear was very interesting. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Roman Turovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 December 2007 19:15 To: Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] ruthenian lute

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: scores

2007-12-13 Thread Rob
. But the Fronimo files are there for anyone else who wants to do this... Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Mathias Rösel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 December 2007 16:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Taco Walstra'; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [BAROQUE

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: theorbo music sources

2007-12-12 Thread Rob
Jurek, You should ask Lynda Sayce: www.theorbo.com Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Jerzy Zak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 December 2007 19:28 To: Barocklautenliste Lutelist' Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] theorbo music sources Dear List, I know, the Christian

[LUTE] Re: new 11c!

2007-12-12 Thread Rob
Thanks Joseph. Much appreciated. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Joseph Mayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 December 2007 19:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Anthony Hind'; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: new 11c! Rob What a great instrument!! I have

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-11 Thread Rob
must pluck very lightly... Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: gary digman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 December 2007 10:09 To: lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings Every classical guitarist I know carries a small swatch of sandpaper in his of her

[LUTE] Re: la bella strings

2007-12-11 Thread Rob
Not quite answering your question...but, I used La Bella gut 19th-C guitar strings, the lightly varnished ones, and I thought they were very good quality. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Steve Bryson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 December 2007 19:35 To: Nigel

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute pitch

2007-12-10 Thread Rob
about raising the first course to just below breaking point actually come from France at this period? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Martin Shepherd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 December 2007 08:57 To: Lute Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: baroque lute pitch Dear All, I

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-10 Thread Rob
Calluses? Sandpaper? Mimic nails? Is that a common experience? I must say, Gary, that I've been playing without nails for almost 20 years, and my finger tips are very soft and smooth. Sandpaper?! Must be my blue blood - never done a day's work in my life. HRH Rob www.rmguitar.info

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Theorbo

2007-12-08 Thread Rob
I think there are more theorbo players on the main lute list, Theo, so you might get more feedback there. Everyone is different, of course, and what works for me might not work for you. I found the larger one easier in every respect - musically and physically. Rob www.rmguitar.info

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Theorbo

2007-12-08 Thread Rob
theorbe de pieces. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: T. Diehl-Peshkur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 December 2007 15:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Theorbo I had a request to all the performers/teachers among you here. Any help would be appreciated. I

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo

2007-12-08 Thread Rob
www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 December 2007 17:13 To: 'T. Diehl-Peshkur' Subject: RE: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Theorbo Everything is difficult. Getting out of bed is very difficult. Is a large theorbo more difficult than a small one

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute construction

2007-12-08 Thread Rob Dorsey
not so much the amount of equipment you can gather that makes the lute. It's having the fire in your belly to do it and the guts to get about it. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 1

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute construction

2007-12-06 Thread Rob Dorsey
difficult. Final shaping and trimming, cutting of the facets etc. is done on the front of the rose having first stabilized the wood with a very thin, blond shellac wash. Different strokes, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-04 Thread Rob Dorsey
) can be made if you're feeling particularly industrious. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Jon Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:08 AM To: lute-builder Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar All, I think Rob has

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-04 Thread Rob Dorsey
extensions of the body facets. It is things like this which keep me carving solid moulds. Hope this helps, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Din Ghani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 11:26 AM To: 'Rob Dorsey'; 'Jon Murphy'; 'lute-builder' Subject

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-04 Thread Rob Dorsey
Jon, To answer your question. He probably could, but he wouldn't. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Jon Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Rob Dorsey'; 'lute-builder' Subject: Re: [LUTE

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-03 Thread Rob Dorsey
, removing the block screws allow you to pop the completed bowl off of the form easily, more or less. There are many ways to skin a cat and they're all valid so long as you wind up with a skinned cat. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Din Ghani [mailto:[EMAIL

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-02 Thread Rob Dorsey
in the interest of neatness. It's not neat when a seam opens after a few years so I make certain that my joints are fully saturated with glue. You can always wipe it off. The final outcome is just as tidy. Start cutting wood and you will learn. Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute - Baroque Guitar

2007-12-01 Thread Rob Dorsey
cutting some wood. Rob Dorsey, Luthier http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Troy Wheeler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 11:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Lute - Baroque Guitar Hello, I am new to the list. Can anyone recommend any

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Narvey article online/Dm continuo in Italy

2007-11-26 Thread Rob
on your copy of the Schelle? It seems a reasonable supposition to me, considering that in Dm tuning, there is no point in lowering a string by an octave (as with the Italian model) because that pitch is already an open string. And do you use single or double strings? Rob www.rmguitar.info

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Narvey article online/Dm continuo in Italy

2007-11-26 Thread Rob
, and kudos to you for delving into this whole area. It looks like my forthcoming 86cms theorbo will be the perfect length for trying both tunings. I'll try to work out exactly how many strings I could re-use in both tunings. Rob www.rmguitar.info _ From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online

2007-11-25 Thread Rob
? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Jerzy Zak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2007 00:58 To: baroque Lutelist Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online Thanks to Benjamin for such an interesting article. Hopefully it will stimulate

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online

2007-11-25 Thread Rob
of tuning, Martin. I never thought of that. Rob www.rmguitar.info _ From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2007 16:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'baroque Lutelist' Subject: Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online Note that the top

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online

2007-11-24 Thread Rob
Great to see it has stimulated discussion! :-) Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Are Vidar Boye Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 November 2007 16:36 To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online Thanks

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: new 11c lute - pics

2007-11-21 Thread Rob
is of less interest to me than resonance. As ever, one can only wait and see what the result will be. Very much looking forward to it. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Edward Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 November 2007 14:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'BAROQUE-LUTE

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: toirtoiseshell fingerboards

2007-11-16 Thread Rob Dorsey
mercantile and will jump through their transverse colon for a sale. Good Luck, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Solaris Solarium [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: toirtoiseshell

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Playing CG duet on lute?

2007-11-06 Thread Rob
bass notes and a few tenths here and there. Soon it will all begin to fall into place. Well, that's the way I've always done it. Works, more or less, for me. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Jim Abraham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2007 19:42 To: baroque

[LUTE] Re: hang 'em high

2007-09-10 Thread Rob
Someone should tell Hoppy - there is a photo in one of his French 11c recordings, if I remember correctly, which has him surrounded by instruments on a wall, presumably his own. Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Mathias Rösel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 September

[LUTE] Re: Transitional Tunings

2007-08-26 Thread Rob
Hi David, Some really nice pieces in the Panmure mss: numbers 4, 5 and 8. Wayne Cripps published some pieces from Pan 5. Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: David Rastall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 August 2007 14:47 To: lutelist Net Subject: [LUTE

[LUTE] Re: Kirkby on the youtubes

2007-08-24 Thread Rob
Dai Miller? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Daniel Shoskes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 August 2007 03:10 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Kirkby on the youtubes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTV6F3lTU7o I think it's Linda Sayce on turbo lute during

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sources of music

2007-08-13 Thread Rob
I agree with David - Stefan's book is very good. I assume, Thomas, that you mean 11c. If you have a 13c, try Satoh's tutor (Tree Editions). Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: David Van Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 August 2007 23:39 To: Thomas

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: portrait of Robert de Visee???

2007-08-13 Thread Rob
Try this. Any bigger and it would be too pixilated. http://www.rmguitar.info/images/French/HenrietteFanClose.jpg Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: David Van Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 August 2007 21:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: baroque-lute

[LUTE] Re: Continuo

2007-08-13 Thread Rob
out immediately. The consequence is that we sound early compared to everyone else. I'm not sure if this is what you are referring to, David, when you talk about lute players being the last to the bar - or are you saying we are still trying to figure out the figures? That happens too ;-) Rob

[LUTE] Re: Course in Orte

2007-08-12 Thread Rob
I must get that recording. Sounds like the best Weiss and Bach I've heard in many a year. What do we know about her? Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Edward Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 August 2007 20:17 To: ariel; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Was Cabinet der Lauten - now French-German transition

2007-08-06 Thread Rob
, or Frenchman living in Germany, or both? Lots of questions! Has anyone compiled a timeline of manuscripts/publications? Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Cabinet der Lauten

2007-08-05 Thread Rob
Can anyone give me info on Philipp Franz Lesage de Richee, and also who composed what in his collection, `The Cabinet der Lauten'? Much appreciated. Cheers, Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute instructional materials?

2007-08-05 Thread Rob
help? Rob MacKillop To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Wedding gig

2007-08-05 Thread Rob
How about 'Tickle Me Naked Wontonly'...? Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Durante -was:Re: Matthew Locke

2007-08-02 Thread Rob
is a law truly contrary to every natural law of singing [solo song^]. Parallel octaves and fifths in 'NEARLY EVERY ONE'! Also note references to chords lacking any kind of third - just roots and fifths, in other words 'power chords' - much decried by the two Davids on this list. Rob MacKillop

[LUTE] Re: Early Baroque basso continuo rules

2007-07-30 Thread Rob
to universally. Let's diversify! Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Howard Posner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 July 2007 22:02 To: lutelist Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Early Baroque basso continuo rules Alfonso, you seem to have jumped the fence and joined the Rob McKillop

<    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   >