Dear Nancy,
The Welde lute book was never part of Robert Spencer's collection. He
discovered the manuscript and wrote about it in the Lute Society Journal. As
far as I know, the book is still owned by the family. When I went to the
house at Willey Park to photograph the book with John
On 17.03.2017 18:53, Nancy Carlin wrote:
Is the Welde manuscript one of the Robert Spencer collection, so now
transferred to the Royal College library?
No. Robert "rediscovered" the ms but never owned it.
Or is it still owned by Lord Forrester?
Yes
Does it have a ms number?
No.
WILLEY
Is the Welde manuscript one of the Robert Spencer collection, so now
transferred to the Royal College library? Or is it still owned by Lord
Forrester? Does it have a ms number?
Nancy
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Nancy Carlin
Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org
PO Box 6499
If only the 4th course is causing a problem then I would certainly
suspect the distance between the two strings as 3.7 is very close (4.5
would be a safer option). You could have new holes drilled by a luthier.
Obviously the thickness of the strings and tensions are other factors to
take into
Dear lute wisdom,
Can anyone point me to where I can find Karlâs Kohaut solo music? I
have the lute concertos but Iâm trying to find his solo music. Thanks a
lot in advance.
Best wishes!!
_
Manuel Minguillón
