Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread Denys Stephens
s, but until then I am mainly making my own transcriptions of pieces from other sources. Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:46 PM Subject: Sorry, hel

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread Nancy Carlin
I got a note a few days ago from the lady who put that ad in the Quarterly. She has already sold this lute. Nancy Carlin Lute Society of America >Jon: > >There is a Renaissance lute listed for sale in the latest issue of the >LSA Quarterly, which arrived just a couple of weeks ago. Have you >c

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread Daniel F Heiman
Jon: There is a Renaissance lute listed for sale in the latest issue of the LSA Quarterly, which arrived just a couple of weeks ago. Have you checked that out? Being made in 1967, it might have inset metal frets, but replacing the fingerboard would fix that, and it sounds like you are willing to

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread James A Stimson
Dear Jon and All: The notion of the cittern being "designed for amateurs" is completely incorrect. Why, then, would the frets go far past the 12th fret, yet still produce good notes way up there? Why would the Holborn and Robinson pieces be MORE difficult to play than lute music, using all tho

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread bill
got it. thanks - bill On Giovedì, lug 22, 2004, at 09:37 Europe/Rome, Jon Murphy wrote: > The standard solution is to divide the octave into > twelve equal parts by frequency, and this is a compromise. Twelve > hundred > "cents" to the octave, each half tone worth one hundred "cents".

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread Jon Murphy
uot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Lute Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:37 AM Subject: Re: Sorry, help mewhat to buy On Giovedì, lug 22, 2004, at 00:46 Europe/Rome, Stewart McCoy wrote: > the grooves for the frets were already > made, and th

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-22 Thread Tony Chalkley
D]> To: "Lute Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:46 AM Subject: Sorry, help mewhat to buy > Dear Tim, > > I once made a cittern from a kit. I constructed it in a friend's > workshop. He kept an eye on what I did. It looks good. The

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread bill
On Giovedì, lug 22, 2004, at 00:46 Europe/Rome, Stewart McCoy wrote: > the grooves for the frets were already > made, and they aren't at 6th-comma meantone dear stewart - i've tried to imagine what this might mean but haven't a clue. sounds intriguing. would you please explain? sincerely -

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread Jon Murphy
Gents, I've gotten several on-list comments and answers to my questions. I'll answer them directly. But I'll make a general answer here as to Jerry Brown's MusiKits flat back. Jerry has just written me and intends to remove the lute/12 string lutar from his catalog until he redesigns it in accorda

Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread Stewart McCoy
. I rarely touch it, in spite of its swish rose. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. - Original Message - From: "Timothy Motz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "lute net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread Timothy Motz
sota. It's not birdseye maple, but it's >> good enough for a student lute. I have a website with pictures of my >> design for a form that is easy to build. >>> >>> I think I've figured the total materials cost for my lute at about >> $150. >>

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread Denys Stephens
L PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:56 PM Subject: RE: Sorry, help mewhat to buy > >Jon, > If the pictures on the RWC website are an indication of what you get > in the kit, you are not much better off than doing it from scratch on > your own. It looks like th

RE: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread timothy motz
gt;>-Original Message- >>From: Jon Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:07 PM >>To: Michael; Herbert Ward >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Sorry, help mewhat to buy >> >> >>Herbert and Ben (and a

RE: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-21 Thread Ben Cohen
serious problems. If you aren't willing to take on the bridge and pegs, I'd stay away. Ben Cohen Denver, Colorado -Original Message- From: Jon Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:07 PM To: Michael; Herbert Ward Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-20 Thread Jon Murphy
Herbert and Ben (and any others), By now you all know I have a flat-back from Musikits, and am not challenged as to woodworking. I am thinking of getting the 8 course kit from RWC (England, but moving to Toledo, Spain) at about $800 US. I would be comfortable working from scratch if it weren't for

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread sterling price
I am not clear on the problem here-you want to get rid of a good lute because it has a small crack in the sound board? If this is so the lute is not the instrument for you. Sterling Price __ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s ne

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread Vance Wood
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 7:49 AM Subject: RE: Sorry, help mewhat to buy > >If the soundboard is split but it's not affecting the sound, you may > not need to have it fixed. I have been told

RE: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread Ben Cohen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sorry, help mewhat to buy I bought one of the Pakistan lutes. They are terrible. As they arrive, they are not usable as a practical instrument. The nut was _way_ high. The edges of the fingerboard were too sharp, causing the frets to "float&quo

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread Herbert Ward
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Howard Posner wrote: > Even if it costs $600 to fix the lute you have, which I doubt, fixing it > is a better investment. Unless everything I hear about these Pakistani Quite right. There's no way the Pakistan lute will compare with a Larry Brown lute, even after extensiv

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread Herbert Ward
I bought one of the Pakistan lutes. They are terrible. As they arrive, they are not usable as a practical instrument. The nut was _way_ high. The edges of the fingerboard were too sharp, causing the frets to "float" off the fingerboard. The pegs did not hold well. There is too little space

RE: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-19 Thread timothy motz
Original Message >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Sorry, help mewhat to buy >Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:53:17 -0500 > >>Sorry, I'm sending this again, without all the =20 symbolsI >fixed that >>in my "options"

Re: help me - what to buy???

2004-07-19 Thread "Mathias Rösel"
"David Cassetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > I have posted a sound sample (amateur, cheap mikes) and picture of this > lute. > > http://www.users.qwest.net/~leocassetti/lute.jpg > > (You can actually see the copper wire to the left of the nut). nice picture, thank you (I shall add it to my

Re: help me - what to buy???

2004-07-19 Thread bill
dear michael - here are some oud references you might like to look at: http://www.eraydinsazevi.com.tr/ http://stores.ebay.com/Nile-Shop http://www.mikeouds.com/ http://www.oudcafe.com/ the first two sell inexpensive ouds - with positive feedback - and the last two are good for asking questi

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-18 Thread Howard Posner
> Hi, I have an OLD, OLD 10 course built by Larry Brown back in like 1981. > The face is split (somewhat). > > I will get it fixed by Larry, eventually. I will have to send it off to > him. > > I got it second hand for about $1100. > > This was my first lute and up until the time of the fractur

Re: help me - what to buy???

2004-07-18 Thread David Cassetti
Michael, I bought one of those cheap lutes (Mid-East Manufacturing) from E-Bay about 2 yrs. ago after looking at John Buckman's web site (http://www.john.redmood.com/improvebargainlute.html). The 8-course instrument with case cost me $385 (including shipping). I decided I wanted something to p

Re: Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-18 Thread Gernot Hilger
Dear Michael, no, I do not know the middle-eastern lutes. But I have been given a Pakistani bouzouki as a gift just recently. Thus, I thought I might be qualified for a reply. The instrument was quite nice and shiny, though not of the ultimate craftsmanship. Unfortunately, it was virtually unp

Sorry, help me....what to buy????

2004-07-18 Thread Michael
Sorry, I'm sending this again, without all the =20 symbolsI fixed that in my "options" Hi, I have an OLD, OLD 10 course built by Larry Brown back in like 1981. The face is split (somewhat). I will get it fixed by Larry, eventually. I will have to send it off to him. I got it second hand f

help me - what to buy???

2004-07-18 Thread Michael
Hi, I have an OLD, OLD 10 course built by Larry Brown back in like 1981. The face is split (somewhat). =20 I will get it fixed by Larry, eventually. I will have to send it off to him. =20 I got it second hand for about $1100. =20 =20 This was my first lute and up until the time of the fracture, I