Michael didn't realize that the message I sent him didn't go to the list.
Here is the relevant passage:
The main question is this: does a lute maker copy an instrument =
exactly (flaws and all) and then translate those measurements etc. into
an exact replica of the historical lute? or does
I doubt you'd ever buy it, because of your PC politics. It is published by
Francisco Franco Foundation:
http://www.casadellibro.com/fichas/fichabiblio/0,1094,290553253,00.html
Thanks!
I did not understand your joke(?) of my PC politics.
I guess you are not familiar with
I don't like the word imitation. I had a teacher once who told me,
imitation is the compliment mediocrity pays to genius.
Giorgio Vasari would disagree, and he did, describing repeatedly how
one
genius imitated another. It worked very well in Arts in the days of
yore,
and a phrase he
Three lutenists(!), but who is the painter? And when?
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/LutePics/uusia/kukalie.jpg
There are 4.
Well, there is also a group of 3 in a group of 4.
Actually there are 4 different groups of 3's there! ;-)
What are you talking about? There are 4 lutenists.
When I was visiting the Yale Museum of Instruments this past summer, =
I had an interesting conversation with the curator about Baroque 415 =
pitch. He said that Baroque pitch ranged from country and city anywhere =
from 300 something up to I believe around 560, (I can't remember =
Dear e-friends, et e-amis,
I just added 2 more Renaissance Lute intabulations of Ukrainian folk-songs
at
http://polyhymnion.org/torban
Enjoy,
Amities,
RT
MO, your own business practices are so far removed from being kosher, that
your moralization is nothing more than a joke that outlived its punch-line.
Yes I know. I admit it and I hang my head down with abject shame.
Abject poverty of heart and mind, but not shame, I'm afraid
RT
I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow
is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!].
RT
At 01:17 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky
I got it. Must be the pimp.
Reread: We all understand that MO sermon on morality is equivalent to one
given on chastity
I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow
is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!].
In that case, you resort to slander by innuendo, since you will not say
exactly who in Moscow said anything about me, and how reliable that opinion
was. Obviously, you
You're right Roman, I shouldn't waist a single second with this
Clinton's fan.
Actually Bill doesn't deserve this. I always liked Clinton, AND he plays
sax, and has joie de vivre.
RT
At 04:08 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow
is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!].
In that case, you resort to slander by innuendo, since you will not say
exactly who in Moscow said
At 03:25 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky wrote:
material. Access to printed lute music is not an unalienable human
right. Like it or not, music is not bread...or freedom.
To some it's both.
Of course, you are correct...to a certain degree. But again, I was not
trying to address
Sir:
Theres really nothing that I can add to the already cogent statements
made by Matanya about this matter, other than to tell you that what you are
doing is stealing.
Joe, we're mostly grown-ups here, and we have already figured out that the
matter of this discussion wasn't that, since all
I have just posted the Poznan Museum Torban spec sheet by Alicja Knast at
http://polyhymnion.org/torban
The link is in Chapter III for those interested.
RT
Have they fixed the heat yet in the classical cd section? I was really
depressed when I was there about a week ago - it was about 200 degrees and
they
had a very bare selection. They had the hits (YoYo etc...) but not much else
--
and no HMV either! It's good to hear they are getting in some
Roman is very careful to avoid specifics. For two reasons: he does not know
anything about my actual dealings with composers, and should he make one
specific claim here that he could not substantiate, he knows I could take
him to the cleaners.
Clean thyself first.
Some explanation of
A question to our medievalists:
I an trying to track down the music to the Lauda Figlio, occhi jucundi,
Figlio, co' non rispundi? ? The ancient LP it's on only says dal Pianto
della Madonna di Jacopone di Todi.
Jacopone (c.1228/1236-1306) wrote 92 laude texts. Seven of his
laude survive with
Roman, I note that you refer to the Village Tower in response to someone
(haven't got the headers straightened out) who went to a Cambridge Tower.
May I assume that is the US Cambridge, and that the Village Tower might be
in NYC?
Yes. NYC has 2 Towers, Village and Lincoln Center. The latter
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From: arielabramovich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:05:59 +0200
bring back the exchange to a decent point.
Just a proposition.
I'm 27, if that matters.
A
My twins are 3 1/2, and they are now into
There?s really nothing that I can add to the already cogent statements
made by Matanya about this matter, other than to tell you that what you are
doing is stealing.
Joe, we're mostly grown-ups here, and we have already figured out that the
matter of this discussion wasn't that, since all
Roman
It matters not a jot if Matanya were the devil incarnate. We're not
dealing in personalities, here, but with a moral dilemma.
Indeed. And it is essentially: Should we listen to a lecture on Armenian
culture by an Ottoman Turk?
What this
gentleman is doing - in the name of musicians
Roman
It matters not a jot if Matanya were the devil incarnate. We're not
dealing in personalities, here, but with a moral dilemma.
Indeed. And it is essentially: Should we listen to a lecture on Armenian
culture by an Ottoman Turk?
What this
gentleman is doing - in the name of musicians
I once looked
into the price of high quality paper in 16th century Augsburg, paper of the
kind one would use to copy lute music. A ream of folio sized paper (about
9x12) in Augsburg cost the equivalent of a kitchen servant's monthly
salary. Today a ream of highest quality paper could be
Do we know if the Lachrimrae were ever done as a dance? Or were they purely
an instrumental performance piece?
Would you also consider a choreography to JSBach's Agnus Dei form the
b-minor Mass
RT
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was used in many settings.
--- Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do we know if the Lachrimrae were ever done as a dance? Or were they purely
an instrumental performance piece?
Would you also consider a choreography to JSBach's Agnus Dei form the
b-minor Mass
RT
Deum is it a coincidence? No, he's playing with ideas and symbols, some of
them obvious (like the second) some completely inaudible (like the first).
But when we discover these things, we can be sure they were done for a reason
and that there may well be more features of the same kind which
But as with wine, no amount of age will turn an indifferent one into a good
one.
I've found that with wine, many an indifferent one has been turned into
a good one.
Tim Kuntz
And later to vinegar.
RT
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There are recordings on original lutes by Johannes Vogt, Viggo Mangor, Tony
Bailes et al. All these lutes (including Smith on Widhalm) sound like
nothing-to-write-home-about.
RT
Dear Michael and All:
I have an old vinyl recording of Hopkinson Smith playing a period baroque
lute, and it sounds
..OR more ways to fritter away your time. They have added a full text
search. Enter a keyword in the search box and it will not only search title
and author, but the entire text (at least the text of the 120,000 books they
saythey have entered). You don't have to do anything extra to get this.
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amusing to sit and enter things like theorbo or Barbara Strozzi and see
some of the books that come up.
.Bob
One book that came up on theorbo, Jan Potocki's Manuscript found at
Saragossa
is recommended
Why would you want to build a lute without glue? how would you
assemble the ribs? The idea sounds crazy if you ask me.and I see no
benefit, even if it were possible
Bruno
Herbert Ward wrote:
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Many years ago Eph
This message may or may not be spam as you might have suspected.
The event in question was one of the most elaborate costumed balls in
history and was prepared with EXTREME iconographic authenticity as all
attendees were obliged to be in 17th cent. costumes. I recall a photo of one
guest with a
I'll continuie in the next message with an account of how the Koenigsberg
Manuscript really found its way to Vilnius. Sorry, McCoy. No KGB. No
CIA. No FBI. No Agent 007. Just a team of Lithuanian patriots. Sigitas
Silinskas's pals.
AJN
Actually KGB has a hand in this story, albeit
Continued.Dear McCoy,He's Stewart. Stewart McCoy!
This has never been doubted.
RT
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Dear Roman,
I meant no disrespect. Mr.(?) Ms.(?) S.Walsh doesn't understand that using
a person's last name is a form of affectionate address over here.
Charlotte
It is interesting what you say about a group of Lithuanians seizing
a manuscript of epic poetry from Koenigsberg. In spite of countless
invasions from other countries, Lithuanians have managed to preserve
their national identity, and books such as these would be very
important for them. Their
Many thanks for your message. You seem unhappy with the idea of
Why unhappy? I couldn't care less.
Lithuanian being described as the oldest (i.e. the least changed
over the years) surviving Indo-European language, but you don't say
which modern Indo-European language you think might be
As I
remember my linguistics only Basque and Finnish are languages west of the
Caucasian Mountains that aren't in the family.
Also Hungarian and Lappish, which along with Finnish belong to the Finno-Ugric
family. The other speakers are tribal peoples from east of the Ural
mountains.
There
And do not forget the Estonians! They are even joining the EU next spring!
I nearly can understand Estonian, but not quite... :-)
Perhaps the difference is a little like between Italian and Spain?
Quite correct, my apologies to the Estonian people.
Caroline
Especially considering that
Have any of you baroque lute players experimented with holding your
instrument with the aid of a solid table as opposed to the traditional
crossed leg method, left foot stool method, or strap method?
several strap ways, btw. I prefer a strap over my back and left shoulder,
only.
That way,
Some years ago I found an Andante-Moderato by Mozart that EASILY adopted
itself for Baroque Lute. At the time I was not in the habit of noting the
sources. Anyway, is anyone familiar with the piece (COULD BE for glass
harmonica originally, here posted in my facsimile)?:
Arthur is right.
See Kosack's dissertation page 54- and page 91.
Rainer adS
I don't disagree. I remember an inventory that had some items from JAFWeiss
as well as Reichardt, but obviously I mistook it for Kossack's.
RT
Arthur Ness (boston) wrote:
I have a copy of Kosack and will take a look.
For what I know, and please correct me if I'm wrong, Basque's origin is not
yet 100% clear.
Any expert's opinion?
Agur,
Ariel.
In fact it is 100% unclear.
RT
Monteilhet also has 2 excellent CDs on theorbo: one De Visee, and one Bach
theorbo transcriptions of cello suites.
RT
Has anyone mentioned Pascal Montheilhet so far? His
Dufaut and Gallot recording on Virgin is really good.
It should still be available through amazon.fr, but I
think I got my
It only works like this:
http://www.liuto-forte.com
RT
http://liuto-forte.com
RT
What is a Liuto Forte that KJ recently bought. A loud lute?
Michael Thames
Luthier
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
- Original Message -
From: Thomas Schall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Lautenliste [EMAIL
That's a newly developed instrument. Would be very interesting if there
would be a higher interest in new music. For early musicians it should
be avoided like the devil IMHO.
I think Holzenburg's Bach set was recorded on one, although he tastefully
minimized the differences.
RT
It's single
In a way this simply incorporates some angelique aspects into a baroque
lute.
RT
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What the site doesn't mention is Bourgete own tuning for baroque type. He
retains the tuning of the first 5 courses
FDAFD
but begins
This is so sad. I never had the opportunity to meet Schroeder, but his
recordings with Barto (Weiss) Crawford Young are first rate. His
reconstructions of the Weiss duets are absolutely astonishing.
Indeed, he was a VERY FINE and CLEVER composer, and I find the quality of
his
...when you thought it was safe to go back in the water:
There is a new item for Baroque Lute (in MAJOR) at
http://polyhymnion.org/torban (page 4, #19)
This song comes from a particular region of western Ukraine where the
augmented seconds (i.e. those rare and peculiar intervals found in
I studied the classical guitar at the Guildhall School of Music in London
with Hector Quine. As a student I showed an interest in playing the lute,
but my teacher claimed that playing the lute was a failure to accept the
challenges of the guitar. Here ended any possible lute career! in fact he
A lutenist Stewart McCoy,
middle-aged, but inside still a boy,
Once wrote a charade
on his house's facade,
now his neighbours are cloyed, oy-oy-oy...
RT
Though a Roman perusal
May meet a refusal,
A McCoy-made charade
Isn't hard. :-)
SAM
The perusal will be somewhat taxing, as the
of the arabic script
along the strings and as a title to the illustration. As you say it
is an interesting confirmation of Farmer's thesis that the early 'Ud
was fretted.
Best wishes,
David
At 9:15 PM -0500 18/11/03, Roman Turovsky wrote:
Today my eye has caught a CD
I think a lot of the Lutes we use today are overly large. When my Lute was
built, the first efforts of a friend and myself at doing this, it was
decided, after looking at a lot of Iconography, that the Lutes represented
were quite a bit smaller than those popular today. This conclusion was
Dear e-friends,
I have just posted for your COMPARATIVE perusal and delectation (RENAISSANCE
LUTE ONLY) a Polish version of La Mantovana (Ballo Polacco, Danzig MS.???)
AND its Ukrainian fraternal twin (originally a fiddle dance tune,
intabulated by yours truly).
All is on page 4 at
AND there is a new item for Baroque Lute as well, #20.
RT
Dear e-friends,
I have just posted for your COMPARATIVE perusal and delectation (RENAISSANCE
LUTE ONLY) a Polish version of La Mantovana (Ballo Polacco, Danzig MS.???) AND
its Ukrainian fraternal twin (originally a fiddle dance tune,
Try Francesco's La Campagna. :-) Or, at a beginner level: Ein gut
preambel by H. Newsidler published by the Lute Society. Honestly,
there are hundreds of scales built into pieces. Why not just take
those extracts and practice them? Or, make your own up?
Indeed, it was Glenn Gould's opinion
The turkish 'ud has never been fretted. same is for any idan from Morocco to
Iraq.
The only fretted lute they havein Turkey is the Lauta which is different
and has a longer neck and different tuning.
Turkish Lauta [actually a regional item from Aegean islands and western
Anatolia] is a
Dear All,
At long last I have done a minor update on my site. There is a splendid new
Piece of the Month (a gremlin has dated it June 2003, but don't let that put
you off), plus some new photos in the catalogue sections for 7-9c, 10 11c
lutes, and theorbo.
I hope you enjoy them - as
Genetically Aborigines show considerable diversity but are quite distinct
from groups outside Australia. They came originally from somewhere in Asia
and have been in Australia for at least 40,000 years. (In 1990 a date of
60,000 years was suggested [based on the use of a recently developed
Alain Veylit has a very detailed description of the entire process on his
site.
RT
I use Ghostscript. It's a piece of shareware that converts Postscript files to
PDF. What you'll have to do is set up a printer in Windows that goes to the
Acrobat Distiller. This will create your PS file. You
The subject line, a modest proposal is from Jonathan Swift. It was a
treatise on solving the Irish famine by having the Irish eat their babies. I
do hope that Roman doesn't suggest that we survive on eating d-minor lutes.
Best, Jon
That would be an inevitable alternative to my invitations,
Not harmonic is a bit of a misnomer.
Middle-Eastern music may be harmonious to some ears, but that doesn't make
it harmonic.
And as a lutenist involved with mean
versus equal temperament you should realize that western harmony is a
function of compromise and habit. Over the years the
That depends on how many thumbs one has, 2 to 10.
RT
When eating a Baroque Lute, is it proper etiquette to hold your thumb
out or under?
The subject line, a modest proposal is from Jonathan Swift. It was
a
treatise on solving the Irish famine by having the Irish eat their
babies. I
do
Greetings Friends!
Since it's pretty much the start of the winter holidays in the
Americas and ,if I remember correctly, Europe, I thought I would
extend warm wishes to all of you in hopes that you have a pleasant,
peaceful, and above all, a musical holiday season!
Unfortunately ( for me
But again: place YOURS and not MINE.
That is grossly untrue: It is Bach's and Weyrauch's (i.e. belonging to the
World), and you [Albert Reyermann] merely BORROWED it. And your noble
purpose has no bearing on this matter.
RT
Why stop at facsimiles? Why not make all their published music
available for free downloading? This would be such a great service
to everyone, wouldn't it, because then we wouldn't have the trouble
and expense of actually acquiring the books legitimately ourselves.
A good and noble idea,
From: guy_and_liz Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I used to be a fairly serious competitive fencer (saber),
Really? I fenced saber, in mid 70's
RT
But again: place YOURS and not MINE.
That is grossly untrue: It is Bach's and Weyrauch's (i.e. belonging to the
World), and you [Albert Reyermann] merely BORROWED it. And your noble
purpose has no bearing on this matter.
RT
Now, now, it is Mr. Reyermanns FACSIMILE EDITION that he speaks
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Albert,
Thanks, that was very clear. I agree with you.
Allan Alexander
Back in the old country there is a saying: Crows never peck each other's
eyes.
RT
the list. I am compiling a
russophone lutenists' directory (53 worldwide) and while it is hard to find
contact information, there are a dozen or so lads worth helping.
RT
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From: Roman Turovsky
PLEASE, LET'S SPEAK ABOUT THOSE TOPICS WE KNOW WELL !
Actually I do know a few things about this, having published a book written
by my father, and having worked in the industry.
It is a real shame that Albert Reyerman had to explain with full details
how much work it means publishing (=
Hello Albert,
Thanks, that was very clear. I agree with you.
Allan Alexander
Back in the old country there is a saying: Crows never peck each
other's eyes.
RT
Are you suggesting that I am a publisher of facsimiles? I have no
interest in this business. I think that if Albert publishes the
No, but you are believed to be a publisher of commercial ARRANGEMENTS.
Not exactly.
I self publish a few things for the lute that I WROTE and some that I
arranged, melodies that I harmonized and added variations to. There
is little market for such material from lutenists. Not the same as
I wrote you about an hour before I received your first letter, =
mistakenly assuming this was your response to my letter, all the time =
unaware that someone sent you my first letter from the lute mailing =
list.
Uncle Albert IS ON the lute-list. There is no benefit of a doubt called for.
RT
The real challenge for publishers like MO is to be creative in the
cover art, editing, and info. quality of paper etc.It's amazing how this
Monkey can elevate the physical book itself, above the content.
Not in MO's hands. He made the most execrable cover for MoscowWeissMs.
RT
Poor countries and access to resources: It is a difficult matter indeed.
What to do about it? I'm in the other end of the spectrum, the one
benefited from the free online resources or the donations. And the one
doing most illegal actions.
I'll tell you what happens down here (Argentina): we
No, you are not alone. I suppose people forget that, when we send
messages addressed to particular individuals, we are also sending
that same message to everyone else on the list. If you aim a bucket
of water at someone, everyone else gets soaked in the process.
There have been two kinds of
As far as name calling goes, As soon as MO rises into the upper =
realm of human beings, and starts showing respect for others, and some
= civility, I will confer on him the title of Human. Michael Thames
Dear Michael,
it should have occurred to you that namecalling is not the
kind of
Yes, and that's why Hoppy comes to Argentina every now and then, we're
all very grateful to him for that. What I meant was, I'm not asking for
donations for my Conservatory's library or for me, there are no
lutenists in Bahia Blanca (700km away from Buenos Aires, 400km away from
Mar del
I've been in contact with Anatoly Shpakov of Kiev. He made a couple of CDs
on which I'd rather not comment, except that he uses tennis racket wire on a
course or two (he is aware of the difference, after Tony Rooley's concert
there a few weeks ago).
If anyone of you wants to help him out with
Here is a little wrench to throw in to the collective works. For arguments
sake let us assume that I was to purchase, or otherwise obtain a copy of
Mr. Reyerman's publication. Over time, if Iwere to hand copy each
piece in the book, what would the collective reaction be if I then
Excellent, David,
Well done.
There is another lutenist to adopt (actually 2, father and son).
They share a smallish lute of ca.60cm.
Nikolay Makarenko
Kommunarov, 115, room 7,
35, Krasnodar,
RUSSIA
phone: (8612) 65-11-89
RT
I was just going to send him a set of strings. It'll be long
Barring obvious cases of tyranny, law should
reflect the social norms of a society.
Since when tyranny does not reflect the social norms of a society???
There is a maxim: Every people deserves its government.
If you feel they do not, strive to
change them through proper channels in favor of
For your perusal and delectation:
I have just posted a TEMPO DI MINUETTO by Georg Christoph Wagenseil
at
http://polyhymnion.org/swv/opus-2.html
It differs in some minor [editorial] details from its facsimile that may be
found at
http://polyhymnion.org/swv/facs.html
Enjoy,
RT
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At 09:20 AM 12/5/03 -0500, Roman Turovsky wrote:
If you feel they do not, strive to
change them through proper channels in favor of breaking them. I don't
believe allowing the production and sale of lute tablatures is quite
enough to justify a label of tyranny.
Production is not questioned
I contributed what little I know of this topic very early on and in very
short order grew mighty tired of all the scatological nonsense and
inappropriate misidentification of hominids to follow (as a professional
biologist, this latter offense was particularly troubling).
Actually I took an
I'll ask Sasha Batov about this.
RT
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For example, many years ago, I photographed in Leningrad., when it was
still Leningrad, a lute
Well, there are some potential linguistic pitfalls, stemming from the
differences between American and British versions of English, as well
as considerable differences in thinking patterns: people tend to be A
BIT more elliptical in Midlands than in Iowa, and a direct statement
American style
Put another way, and taking the gamut of the list which runs from the
professional to the rank amateur, how people see the facsimile is going to
be very different, and maybe it would not be a bad idea for the publishers
(seeing as two of them are on the list) to explain their market (and I
An additional reason to share facsimilia (from CG list):
From: Matanya Ophee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was able to remove from the market an
edition of PD material by another publisher, which was based on my
edition of the same piece. I have made a few editorial changes to the
original, and also
but the distribution
scheme in place is comprised of the publishermain distributorsubsidiary
distributorsdealers. They all get a cut.
The cost per copy is $32.- Applying the rule, the list price should be
$224. As you can tell from my on line catalogue, the suggested list price
for this
Distributors and dealers get their discounts off the official suggested
list price.
MO, we are not children here, and we know that this suggested list price
is a myth designed to make palatable eventual NICE PRICE!!! 20% OFF!!!
label. Moreover, it is determined by marketing research. If the
So a publisher that does nothing but facsimiles, like Minkoff for example,
is using facsimiles to promotes facsimiles?
Madam Minkoff produces NOT facsimilia, BUT replicas of antique books of
various sorts, not necessarily with artistic content, for a totally
different and much larger market.
However the publishers produce facsimiles not to make money. The facsimiles
make their OTHER books look trustworthy and sellable. In other words the
facsimiles are promotional material to a large degree.
RT
You do have a way with words, well said !!!
Indeed he does. Every demagogue who
bothered. But once I started, the only way to limit the costs was to drop
the project. The costs were mainly imposed on me by the library.
Whopping 2 bottles of cognac
RT
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MO, there is a Paul Revere Trophy for the unsurpassed excellence in e-mail
in the snail-mail for you. It is yours to keep forever. We are just non
interested anymore.
RT
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I have to admit that I don't follow the
I have a question on Mat's notation. The
one Dowland I've downloaded from one of the sites Jose-Luis mentioned seems
to show an r where I would expect a c (second fret).
That is a little convention to make it easier to read. An actual C
could look like an E, especially when they are written
Hi Michael,
I haven't read carefully through your weissplucked site yet.
Just some small points:
The name of the city is not Kessel but Kassel (and as far as I know
the state I'm living in is called Hassia in english).
Actually simply Hesse is accepted,
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Not meaning to get in to the fray and continue the hemorrhaging , but what
effect does an apology in the first part of the attached message have, if
you conclude in the end with another insult? Does that make the previous
apology null and void? Is this not just a parting shot across the
As I was deleting another repetitive pain in the ass flame post in the ongoing
battle between the
greedy billionaire lute publishers and the brave Trotskyist proletariat
struggling to free the
world's tablature I think I noticed an estimate of about 4000 lute players
worldwide. Is this a
Trouble is-a lot of them drop out or go underground because the group
that should be supporting them and encouraging them is by far and away as
friendly as a pack of junk yard dogs. As a whole I have never been exposed
to a group, boasting interest passionately in a particular endeavor,
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