[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-10 Thread Anthony Hind
PROTECTED]; lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Gary, --- gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know some are going to reply that with proper technique, touch etc. you should be able to play loud enough. But my experience

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-10 Thread Anton Birula
. It seems to me the question is not whether we're going to compromise, but how much. Gary - Original Message - From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Amps

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-10 Thread Anton Birula
- From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Garry To tell the truth not only a recording of lute music SHOULD itself be controversial

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2007-10-10 Thread Ron Andrico
@cs.dartmouth.edu From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Dear Lutenists, This discussion comes right in time:) I am absolutely not a soft player, but to be honest I am already putting money aside to buy a good emplification system which can be used in concerts and especially vor

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2007-10-10 Thread Guy Smith
. -Original Message- From: Ron Andrico [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:59 AM To: Anton Birula; gary digman Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Dear Anton: I have not contributed much to this thread but I will say that I am in complete sympathy

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-10 Thread Ron Fletcher
I must have just missed the previous message and was shocked by this message from Anthony... Well you are closer to the reality than you can possibly imagine. The thing is more than alive, and is growing daily. Could it be considered a target for immediate obliteration. Is this lute

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-10 Thread Guy Smith
Two important points: Don't panic. 42 Guy -Original Message- From: Ron Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:19 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps I must have just missed the previous message and was shocked

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2007-10-10 Thread Andrew Gibbs
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:08 PM To: 'Ron Fletcher'; 'lute@cs.dartmouth.edu' Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Two important points: Don't panic. 42 Guy -Original Message- From: Ron Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:19 AM

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2007-10-10 Thread Guy Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy -Original Message- From: Andrew Gibbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:22 AM To: Ron Fletcher Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps 42 is the answer to Life

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread gary digman
- Original Message - From: gary digman To: lutelist Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:04 AM Subject: Re: Amps or no amps I've never understood why using sound reinforcement when a playing lute to large audiences (100+) is controversial. Using the same logic a recording of lute music

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread EUGENE BRAIG IV
- Original Message - From: gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:18 am Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps So, c'mon youse guys (and gals). If you're going to play to large audiences, have mercy on the poor lute players in the back and mic the darn thing

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread chriswilke
Gary, --- gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know some are going to reply that with proper technique, touch etc. you should be able to play loud enough. But my experience is it just ain't so. The lute absolutely can project. When I was in school for classical guitar, it was drilled

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Garry To tell the truth not only a recording of lute music SHOULD itself be controversial but it always IS controversial. It is definitely one of the most difficult instruments to record in a satisfying way, as David v. O's tests are proving. I gave up active lute playing while

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread chriswilke
--- Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not even my highly tweaked system could cope with the micro-dynamics and low-level detail of the lute on my large collection of Astrée and Reflexe LPs, and CDs faired even worse. I've found that the only solution to the problem of

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Chris Well you are closer to the reality than you can possibly imagine. The thing is more than alive, and is growing daily. Could be considered a target for immediate obliteration. Regards Anthony Le 9 oct. 07 à 19:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : --- Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread gary digman
work in the situation I'm describing. Gary - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Gary, --- gary digman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-09 Thread gary digman
, October 09, 2007 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps Garry To tell the truth not only a recording of lute music SHOULD itself be controversial but it always IS controversial. It is definitely one of the most difficult instruments to record in a satisfying way, as David v. O's tests

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Andrew Gibbs
..going off on a tangent as usual: I've been told that Dance of the Washer Women is a popular mistranslation - Welscher Tantz Wascha mesa translates as something like Dance of women from other lands or Dance of foreign women. Not a very good German speaker myself - does anyone know a more

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Mathias Rösel
Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: ..going off on a tangent as usual: I've been told that Dance of the Washer Women is a popular mistranslation - Welscher Tantz Wascha mesa translates as something like Dance of women from other lands or Dance of foreign women. Not a very good

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Andrew Gibbs
Thanks Mathias - I thought _Dance of women from other lands_ seemed =20 odd... On 8 Oct 2007, at 11:40, Mathias R=F6sel wrote: Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: ..going off on a tangent as usual: I've been told that Dance of the Washer Women is a popular mistranslation - Welscher

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2007-10-08 Thread Roman Turovsky
Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: ..going off on a tangent as usual: I've been told that Dance of the Washer Women is a popular mistranslation - Welscher Tantz Wascha mesa translates as something like Dance of women from other lands or Dance of foreign women. Not a very good

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2007-10-08 Thread Ron Andrico
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:50:15 -0300 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps I think lute amplification is a very interesting idea, I just wonder how can it propely be done. The mic should be placed inside or outside the instrument? how to deal

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Andrew Gibbs
Is Wallachia where the Romani people originate from? So Welscher Tantz could mean something like Gypsy Dance? It's more romantic than washerwomen anyway... On 8 Oct 2007, at 12:23, Roman Turovsky wrote: Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: ..going off on a tangent as usual: I've been

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-08 Thread Roman Turovsky
] To: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Mathias Rösel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Narada [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Net' lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:11 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps Is Wallachia where the Romani people originate from? So Welscher Tantz could mean something

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2007-10-07 Thread Guy Smith
FWIW, at least one of Ronn McFarlane's lutes is equipped for amplification... Guy -Original Message- From: G. Crona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:27 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Amps or no amps The recent discussion of silent Hoppy (although

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps (retry)

2007-10-07 Thread Anthony Hind
On the whole it is no doubt better to improve your technique, you =20= only need to carry your lute. However, microphones may occasionally be used, as when Miguel =20 Serdoura played on Baroque lute, before an audience Chinse audience =20 of 1200 persons. Then came a trio with two Chinese

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-07 Thread Tony Chalkley
You'll have to put up some mp3s or YouTubes before you get any serious flaming... The way I see it is: 1) You have to define precisely would have been heard at the time, which means a) the size of the room b) the number and distance of the audience 2) Then you've got to wonder

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no amps

2007-10-07 Thread EUGENE BRAIG IV
- Original Message - From: G. Crona [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, October 7, 2007 12:26 pm Subject: [LUTE] Amps or no amps The recent discussion of silent Hoppy (although I've never had the live pleasure, I've had the great one of hearing him in loud duets with PO'D. Sting was

[LUTE] Re: Amps or no Amps

2007-10-07 Thread Roman Turovsky
] Re: Amps or no Amps I think lute amplification is a very interesting idea, I just wonder how can it propely be done. The mic should be placed inside or outside the instrument? how to deal with the feedback? what kind of amplifier to use? Regards. 2007/10/7, howard posner [EMAIL PROTECTED