a Hoffman viola da gamba.
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From: Caroline Usher
To: Rob Dorsey ; lute list'
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:25 PM
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At 12:01 PM 4/7/2006, Rob Dorsey wrote:
All,
I have brightened, enhanced
On Apr 8, 2006, at 1:25 AM, Caroline Usher wrote:
At 12:01 PM 4/7/2006, Rob Dorsey wrote:
It is interesting, however, that a piece of paper glued above the
label (a rib seam tape?) is what appears to be early tablature.
The scrap of paper above the label looks like black notation to me,
Yes, curiouser and curiouser as Alice said.
Rob Dorsey, Luthier
Florence, KY USA
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From: Ed Durbrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 2:38 AM
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On Apr 8, 2006, at 1:25 AM
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From: Vance Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Rob Dorsey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 11:17 AM
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It is possible that the bowel is an original 1733 bowel from an original
1733 instrument
It is possible that the bowel is an original 1733 bowel from an original
1733 instrument.
...
a lot of Bach's manuscripts were used to wrap fish in, or so the story
goes.
This story makes my bowel move
This is not a Lute as it is now configured. Neither is a Hurdy Gurdy,
which
as I
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From: Vance Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Rob Dorsey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:24 PM
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Thanks Rob for the non-sarcastic response. I agree with you as it seems
you
agree with me
for those of us who are curious and extremely well
off, over on mike's oud site there's this mention of
an interesting, very old (1733), six-string lute for
auction on ebay (us) with a swan's neck peg box:
I would tend to think it is a fake.
In the late 19th century they often used more or less original labels to
increase the value of their fake instruments.
The instrument itself very much looks like a wandervogel instrument and as far
as I can judge watching the pictures i don't see any parts
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Date: Friday, April 7, 2006 8:24 am
Subject: [LUTE] Re: 1733 ebay lute for a mere ...
I would tend to think it is a fake.
In the late 19th century they often used more or less original
labels to increase the value of their fake instruments
I'm with Thomas. The very open rose and the moustach-looking bridge remind me
of the wandervogels we see on ebay regularly. How about the frets? They
certainly aren't tied. Are they fret slots cut with a very fine saw and
intended for modern metal frets?
On the one hand, the guy has
@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: 1733 ebay lute for a mere...
I'm with Thomas. The very open rose and the moustach-looking bridge
remind me of the wandervogels we see on ebay regularly. How about the
frets? They certainly aren't tied. Are they fret slots
All,
I have brightened, enhanced and enlarged the pictures and made them
available at http://RobDorsey.com/Lutes/Hoffmann.htm . My comments are at
the bottom of that page. If interested, take a look and draw your own
conclusions.
Best,
Rob Dorsey, Luthier
Florence, KY
To get on or off this
At 12:01 PM 4/7/2006, Rob Dorsey wrote:
All,
I have brightened, enhanced and enlarged the pictures and made them
available at http://RobDorsey.com/Lutes/Hoffmann.htm . My comments are at
the bottom of that page. If interested, take a look and draw your own
conclusions.
The scrap of paper above
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lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:01 PM
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All,
I have brightened, enhanced and enlarged the pictures and made them
available
The very open rose and the moustach-looking bridge remind me of the
wandervogels we see on ebay regularly.
Wandervogels do not have double courses. Double strung replicae only
started to appear from Markneukirchen in the 1960ies. But this
instrument appears to be a little older than that.
I
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