[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-28 Thread RCP
Or pass the fret gut under the strings further down the soundboard (easier), then sliding it up toward the peg head. Bob Purrenhage On 10/28/2016 4:54 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote: One last thing. When passing the fret gut under the strings, it's good to check that no strings have been

[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-28 Thread Ed Durbrow
>> One last thing. When passing the fret gut under the strings, it's good to >> check that no strings have been missed out before tying the knot. There is >> nothing more annoying than starting to move a fret into position and >> realising that a string has escaped your attention and is above

[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-23 Thread Sean Smith
I never went to the soldering iron either until recently and I’m still undecided. For a long time I used the gas stove and a stainless butter knife. I could control the knife temp very easily and make a beautiful flat bulb on the gut end, too. Often the soldering iron gets too hot for me. A

[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-23 Thread Dan Winheld
Thank You Martin- yes, that's how it's done- basically- and Matthew has given us a few good follow up tips as well. I haven't owned a soldering iron in many, many decades- so it's the old match stick. cig lighter, flame-thrower options for me as well. Nothing like the smell fried gut in the

[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-23 Thread Martin Shepherd
Dear Matthew, Thanks for your feedback. I agree with everything you say. These videos are usually done very quickly and without a script, so I'm bound to forget something somewhere! Also the focus is on beginners, and of course there are many things which experienced lutenists do

[LUTE] Re: new video

2016-10-23 Thread Matthew Daillie
On 23/10/2016 18:32, Martin Shepherd wrote: Hi All, A new video in the "tips" series - this time some help with tying frets: https://youtu.be/Qs_pXOoBVLU Best wishes, Martin Dear Martin, Thanks for the video. Without wanting to question anything you demonstrated I thought I might add a

[LUTE] Re: new video old classic

2008-09-03 Thread David Tayler
I plugged it in :) How is the organ powered? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: new video old classic

2008-09-03 Thread David Tayler
On the vimeo page, on the lower right, there is button to download the file. All vimeo pages give you the option to download the source file. The file has enough resolution for a large TV or monitor, plus the better soundtrack--it is too big to stream, however. dt At 05:12 PM 9/2/2008, you

[LUTE] Re: new video old classic

2008-09-02 Thread Peter Nightingale
Beautiful! Thanks! And once again I got drawn into your wonderful performance of Joy of the Person. Do you have the tablature of that piece in a form you would be willing to share? Peter. On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, David Tayler wrote: New video old classic. I chose my 1982 Klaus Jacobsen-also

[LUTE] Re: new video old classic

2008-09-02 Thread Ed Durbrow
Beautifully done. Best I've heard or seen. How is the organ powered? On Sep 3, 2008, at 6:39 AM, David Tayler wrote: New video old classic. I chose my 1982 Klaus Jacobsen-also an old classic- theorbo for this because the surface is not shiny, then realized it has the most mellow