Michael,
I have been castigated now and then (but not by most) for having a
non-lute lute. My flat back (which now I've looked into the early lutes
isn't as far out as it seems) has been played by Ronn MacFarlane (and
accepted as a good little bright sound, and a fine practice instrument). I
Depends on which two cows, and when.
As a born and bred New Yorker (although now in retirement in the wilds of
New Jersey, an hour from my city) I have enjoyed the rural and urban
delights of many places in this country (and in others). I'll never
understand why the citizens of Cincinnatti OH had
Monday, July 19 - 2:49 AM
Thank you, everyone, for the help here!
I do have a photo of the split (it's in the facing of the guitar / the
soundboard? ). As a complete obsessive-compulsive, anything out of the
ordinary is overemphasized, and bothers me to no end, so I fixate.
I was adding water
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
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
From: Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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If the soundboard is split but it's not affecting the sound, you may
not need to have it fixed. I have been told that Christopher Wilson
has a lute with a split soundboard that he hasn't had repaired
because he doesn't want to change the sound.
Tim Motz
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Hello all
Anyone knows if it's possible to find somewhere in the web pieces from =
Pesaro and Thibaut mss ? I already got a supplement to Lute News , but =
still looking for more
greetings -Tadeusz Czechak
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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
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 extensive
This reflects my experience with the Pakistani lutes - they are potentially
playable with substantial reworking, and thus might make sense for an
amateur luthier but should be avoided by the woodworking-challenged.
Being an amatuer luthier, I recently converted a similar dirt-cheap oud
that is
I called Rich Worthington here in Saint Louis. He has fixed lutes in the
past. In fact, my old lute teacher got his lute repaired by this man, so I
should feel confident in driving mine over today.
That's what I'm doing at 6 this evening!
He will most likely do a glue fix on the small fracture
Dear Tadeusz,
I don't know of any transcriptions from the Pesaro ms
that are downloadable from the net. There is a complete
modern edition of the manuscript edited by Vladimir Ivanoff
(Edition der Handschrift Pesaro, Biblioteca Oliveriana, Ms. 1144,
Munchner Editionen zur Musikgeschichte 7,
Guys, when I was at a variety of lute lessons and clicked LUTE LESSONS:
http://members.aol.com/MWhee40252/Index.html
I found the files wanted to download but they were .ft2 extensions, and
nothing works on my PC to play these.
Where do I download the player to see what this is about?
Thank
The files are in fronimo format. Look at the Fronimo link on the page
you provided and it has all the info. The demo version lets you open the
files and print but not save. Alas, it does not work on the Mac.
http://members.aol.com/MWhee40252/Index.html
Mike,
I would say, to start with, keep it in its case unless you are
playing it. Keep it away from heat sources, which would include not
leaving it in a window or a hot car in the summer.
The splitting is caused by the wood of the soundboard shrinking
because it's too dry. Dryness is mainly a
Hector Sequera at the University of North Texas is writing his thesis on
this MS and working on transcriptions and concordances.
See links below for my own transcription of one of the pieces - (All
mistakes mine, where was I roaming...)
I agree with Tim:
It seems to me you have a more than decent Lute now, how you can think of
trashing it, so to speak, in favor of a Pakistani rip-off POS is beyond me.
Cracks in the sound board were a common occurrence and in this case will
probably not harm the sound or integrity of the
Hydrate with a humidifier. A lot of Guitar shops carry little humidity
devises for putting in the guitar case I assume that would work with the
Lute as well. I am also assuming that since I bought my humidifier there
have been many and more sophisticated devices available.
Vance Wood.
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Dear Alain,
Many thanks for that information - Its good to know that
someone is working on that manuscript. I hope his work gets published!
Thanks too for the link to your setting of the Pavana Regia - with pieces
from this Ms it's always useful to compare notes between different
realisations. An
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Vance Wood wrote:
Hydrate with a humidifier. A lot of Guitar shops carry little humidity
devises for putting in the guitar case I assume that would work with the
Lute as well. I am also assuming that since I bought my humidifier there
have been many and more
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
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I realize that shipping this thing to Larry will cost a bit of money, plus
the repair being over $300...I should just buy a new lute.
The first question is: Is the sound greatly affected by the crack? My
soundboard cracked right down the middle when I walked from one room
to another one winter.
How does one hydrate the wood without problems?
Keep one of those moisture tubes in the case. I forget what they are
called, Moist-it or something. You could improvise just as well: a
sponge in a container with air holes would do it.
cheers,
--
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
Hydrate with a humidifier. A lot of Guitar shops carry little humidity
devises for putting in the guitar case I assume that would work with the
Lute as well. I am also assuming that since I bought my humidifier there
have been many and more sophisticated devices available.
How does one
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