[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Hi--I have had experience with many types of lutes-- from very expensive and great, to very shitty and horrible. The fame and reputation of the maker is not always a good indication of how good and playable the lute will be. It seem that -many- builders can't seem to make a lute

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Hello John, I echo David van Ooijen's recommendation that you hire one first! When I started that didn't occur to me unfortunately, so I thought I'd share my experience with the budget end of the market... The first lute I had was a Pakistani made lute of the same variety that the sell at

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Don't they have a big heavy bridge, the type used on ouds? Rob > On 4 Nov 2016, at 12:23, sterling price wrote: > > Hi John--I have had -4- of the Sandi lutes and I must say that they are > pretty great. Not just great for the price but great lutes. They do

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Hi John--I have had -4- of the Sandi lutes and I must say that they are pretty great. Not just great for the price but great lutes. They do need bigger frets and better strings but once you do that you have a great lute. I would totally recommend their 13 course lute. I had one but

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Welcome to the club! Piccinini and Dowland require a lute in Renaissance tuning, most Baroque music requires a lute in Baroque tuning. So you will not be able to get one instrument for all music. There are arrangements of Baroque music for a lute in Renaissance tuning, and there

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Hi John, We have a section on our blog completely devoted to used instruments on sale. We are not involved in the sale, we only help the people to announce their instruments for free and I can say that it works pretty well. [1]www.cuerdaspulsadas.com/blog/category/mercado/ You

[LUTE] New lutenist looking for a first instrument

Hello all, My name is John Yentes. I have been a classical guitarist and violist for many years (among many other instruments) and am beginning my foray into the world of the lute. I am currently living in Japan and am wondering if anyone knows of or is selling a used instrument that I could