[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-18 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
Make it so! > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Orphenica > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:20 AM > To: David van Ooijen > Cc: lutelist Net > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-18 Thread Orphenica
Earl grey hot, meet you on the luteholodeck, are there any prices circulating for the plastic lutes? I'd like to have a renaissance and a baroque guitar. we David van Ooijen schrieb: On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Daniel Winheld [1] wrote: It's starting to sound a little Star Tre

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread David van Ooijen
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote: > It's starting to sound a little Star Trekkish- "Computer, (Patrick Stewart's > voice) eight course Frei tenor, 62 cm. SL,  A-415 pitch standard, and a dry > martini, please." Earl grey, you mean. David - hidden trekky: boldy gowing forward

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread Daniel Winheld
Didn't know about the reeds, but I did have to glue a cracked, plastic uke back together once during my unfortunate year as a repair drone in a really 2nd rate guitar dealer/repair shop. As to the germanery of plastic reeds, we have been struggling for the past 30 years or more to get out fro

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread David van Ooijen
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 4:19 PM, wrote: > In this very list we have admitted on several occaisions that there is a > need for inexpensive playable instruments.  Give this fellows ideas some > room, he just might be able to pull it off - and better for him to do so > with honest advice. Fair eno

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread demery
On Fri, May 15, 2009, William Brohinsky said: > Earlier in the renaissance revival, George Kelischek engineered > inexpensive krummhorns using ABS plastic and plastic reeds. They were > far cheaper than wooden krummhorns, and were intended to be quite > popular with schools and amateur groups. H

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread Jelma van Amersfoort
Ray and others I own a plastic Maccaferri ukulele. Apparently there were about 9 million of them sold (says Wikipedia). The 'chord-finder' gadget is not moulded onto the neck, but attaches with little hooks and straps. It is a real instrument, loud, bright, and has good intonation. By the way: I

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-16 Thread William Brohinsky
>And many years ago - before the main early music revival and >Ovation-Maccaferro (Sp?) made a serious plastic guitar. >Maccafero, of course, was the luthier made famous by Django Rheinhardt. Very correct, Daniel, although it would have been more germane to the point if you had also mentioned Macc

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Daniel Winheld
And many years ago - before the main early music revival and Ovation- Maccaferro (Sp?) made a serious plastic guitar. Maccafero, of course, was the luthier made famous by Django Rheinhardt. >Likewise, the turtleback instruments of Ovation are quite serviceable, >but not the same as acoustic guit

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread William Brohinsky
I'm sorry, but I have to say it. Earlier in the renaissance revival, George Kelischek engineered inexpensive krummhorns using ABS plastic and plastic reeds. They were far cheaper than wooden krummhorns, and were intended to be quite popular with schools and amateur groups. In actual fact, they di

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Mustafa Umut Sarac
Hello Demery , Nice to hear from you again. I am understanding you. Well advea shape change software change your instruments shape to desired sound. I think it will be a nice experience to design the sound. Best , Mustafa Umut Sarac -- To get on or off this list se

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Mustafa Umut Sarac
Chris , I think all guitar players would love to own these interesting instruments. I am researching surbahar and nyckelharpa also. These instruments are very expensive and hard to construct by hand. I know beginners mind , they want best wood , finish , neck shape and nothing else.

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread chriswilke
ueber-conservative crowd. Chris --- On Fri, 5/15/09, Mustafa Umut Sarac wrote: From: Mustafa Umut Sarac Subject: [LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned] To: "dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us" Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Frida

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Daniel Winheld
Now we're getting somewhere: >If you are getting a carbon-fiber shell from him thats more interesting, >figure out a way to join it to a traditional top and thats a lot of work >saved, could be worth a couple hundred to a busy luthier. I suspect >carbon-fiber would make a good body, assuming hi

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Mustafa Umut Sarac
Hello All , Hello Demery , I am happy to read that you understood the benefits of this system. This is a new business model not a scam and I dont want anybodys money now but help. If we create a model database and decrease these instruments price and accessibility , it will be

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread demery
On Fri, May 15, 2009, Narada said: >> I don't think this guy is for real. This is a scam. i dont see that. The concept is modern and very plausible, the financial end of it is risque until tested; how much was he asking? >> My business, which is in 3D visualisation, animation and 3D modelling

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest [Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Guy Smith
ginal Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Narada Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:41 AM To: 'Spring, aus dem, Rainer'; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest [Scanned] Collective All, I don&#

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Narada
: lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest[Scanned] On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 09:40 +0100, Narada wrote: So, If I understand well: you order a lute and after a week there is a box delivered containing your lute. You open the box and you can start playing on a white plastic

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest [Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Taco Walstra
On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 09:40 +0100, Narada wrote: So, If I understand well: you order a lute and after a week there is a box delivered containing your lute. You open the box and you can start playing on a white plastic lute (or a paper or wax model). " >   You will pay to them not me. Its not

[LUTE] Re: Luthier , Engineered Best , Fastest , Cheapest [Scanned]

2009-05-15 Thread Narada
Collective All, I don't think this guy is for real. This is a scam. What he is offering is something called Rapid Prototyping. A process whereby you supply him with 3d CAD files; usually of a type known as .STL, which are then sent to a Rapid Prototype printer. I won't go into the way it works. I