[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-04 Thread Anthony Hind
@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, March 3, 2008 5:35:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:24 PM, vance wood wrote: No one has mentioned, though I suppose some have noticed, it has metal frets. Hi Vance, Yes I noticed the frets. As soon

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-04 Thread Nck Gravestock
Interestingly, my first guitar teacher was Carl Shavitz, now a master baker I believe, and he had at least two lutes by Rubio, a 13 course and I think an 8 course. It is thirty five years since I saw them but I recall them as very light in build, with tied frets and no raised sound board and a

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread David Rastall
Looks like it's in excellent condition. I've never seen an 8-course with a treble rider and both 1st and 2nd single strings. David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 3, 2008, at 2:57 PM, Anthony Hind wrote: Dear Lutists One small advantage of playing withouth the RH little finger on

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Guy Smith
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:06 PM To: Anthony Hind Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? Looks like it's in excellent condition. I've never seen an 8-course with a treble rider and both 1st and 2nd single strings. David Rastall [EMAIL

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread vance wood
Rastall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:06 PM To: Anthony Hind Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? Looks like it's in excellent condition. I've never seen an 8-course with a treble rider and both 1st and 2nd single strings. David Rastall

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Anthony Hind
Roger Traversac on the French lute list said he bought almost the same Rubio lute for 3000 francs (448 Euro ) in 1997/1999. It was on sale through the magazine Les cahiers de la guitare. Anthony Le 3 mars 08 =E0 22:05, David Rastall a ecrit : Looks like it's in excellent condition. I've

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread David Rastall
On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:24 PM, vance wood wrote: No one has mentioned, though I suppose some have noticed, it has metal frets. Hi Vance, Yes I noticed the frets. As soon as I saw the back of the neck I said, what's wrong with this picture? I like Rubio's monogram BTW. DR [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread vance wood
, March 03, 2008 5:35 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:24 PM, vance wood wrote: No one has mentioned, though I suppose some have noticed, it has metal frets. Hi Vance, Yes I noticed the frets. As soon as I saw the back of the neck I said, what's wrong

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Dante Ferrara
On 3/3/08 19:57, Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Lutists One small advantage of playing withouth the RH little finger on the lute belly, is a perfectly clean lute with absolutely no trace on the soundboard. http://www.theguitarsalon.com/guitars/Rubio_1967Lute.html This is a pity,

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Steve Ramey
- Original Message From: David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vance wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, March 3, 2008 5:35:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:24 PM, vance wood wrote: No one has mentioned

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Steve Ramey
, 2008 5:35:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio? On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:24 PM, vance wood wrote: No one has mentioned, though I suppose some have noticed, it has metal frets. Hi Vance, Yes I noticed the frets. As soon as I saw the back of the neck

[LUTE] Re: Lute Bream Rubio?

2008-03-03 Thread Anthony Hind
Perhaps it was guitar size. Lute makers are constantly telling us that 60cm lutes as standard are well below the size of standard guitars. Another point noted, the first two single strings, obviously do appear on 11c lutes, and also we often compromise on the 9c type lute that frequently did