Lutenists,
if memory serves, I remember someone in the List some years ago claimed
that the painting by Laurent de La Hyre could be - or is definitely? -
an angelique, lute tuned in seconds - like a diatonic harp. Any opinions
or comments?
And is there any lutenist, who actually has stringed an
Dear Daniel,
The point about keeping one's lute in bed is all about damp causing
damage to the lute. A bed which is constantly used will be as dry a
place as you can find for the lute, as long as you avoid the sweat etc
between the sheets. Mace presents this gem of advice in an amusing way.
Unfort
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Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:14 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Laurent de La Hyre
> Dear Jaroslav,
>
>
> You hook the gut on to one of the buttons of your coat to stabilise
the
> lute while you are holding it. I seem to remember Mersenne
mentioning
> it. See also Rober
Dear Jaroslav,
You hook the gut on to one of the buttons of your coat to stabilise the
lute while you are holding it. I seem to remember Mersenne mentioning
it. See also Robert Spencer's article on the theorbo in Early Music. It
is likely that Mouton is holding his lute this way in
The "toy theorbo" discussion reminded me the painting by Laurent de La
Hyre I saw in Metropolitan museum (last month after my NY concert).
It's called "Allegory of music" (1649) and shows the lady tuning rather
not so big (at least in proportion to her body), single strung theorbo
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