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From: Terry Muska
Date: 5/2/19 12:33 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: Mathias Rösel
Cc: Lutelist
Subject:
Martin, Sean-
In Memoriam Indeed. (Happy Memorial Day everyone!) I am grimly holding
on to my three last good ones for fundamentals 12, 11, and 10 on my
d-minor Baroque lute.
Sean, if yours is a big, fat, juicy one (.200 or so mm) the right place
may be the 13 course fundamental on my Baroque
Of course- that's why I used the term editor rather than name you
directly. Just ambiguous enough, since I wasn't sure it that it wasn't
you. My apologies, Martin.
A nine course lute at this time in England would no doubt conform to
Downland's description- 10 frets on the neck
Another point for modern versions of these extended neck diapason
burdened instruments- modern builders know how fickle, indecisive, and
variable are the needs of us modern players; it is a simple matter to
have in place pre-drilled extra bridge holes, long enough nut to
I also very highly recommend Chris Henriksen of Boston Catlines. I got
strings from him earlier this year and have been dealing with him
forever. He's not tied down to any one source (I've gotten everything
from gut, to carbon, nylon, nylgut, new nylgut, and perhaps someday
More Governmental B.S:
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/gibson-0825-2011/
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From: Guy Smith guy_m_sm...@comcast.net
To: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk, lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, August
Except that the way the 7 course vihuela players did it was strictly
mental- by tuning the 4th course down from f to e, and just thinking
of it as G instrument with a high treble course, despite the actual
pitch level and range being identical to a 7 course lute with a low D
7th. It
...the way the 7 course vihuela players did it was strictly mental- by
tuning the 4th course down from f to e, and just thinking of it as G
instrument with a high treble course...
I have personally done this in situations requiring a D bass lute,
(lute duets/ensemble, bass singers,
Quite right, Ed, about the 7 course vihuela and how it is misunderstood
today. I plead guilty to tuning- and using- my own 7 course Chambure
copy as a part-time stealth 7 course lute. What I understand from
reading Ward Bermudo is that the 7th course is considered to be a
nominal
http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/
Another name to add to your list is Mel Wong. I played Mel's
experimental 'Chinese' lute last September when we were in SF, and it
was also a nice lute. Mel is also a very nice person.
Best wishes,
Ron Andrico
Date: Sat, 6
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