[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-02-05 Thread Ed Durbrow
I don’t remember if I learned that from you, I thought it was from Ed Martin, but he says he used a shim in the bridge for another reason, to raise the action, IIRC. Anyway, I do the same thing as you, but I use a piece of wood the same color as the bridge and I put it on the treble side. I

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-02-05 Thread Edward Martin
Yes, I am the one who did that, using the shim to raise the action.A I did this on the treble string, but I no longer have to, as I use a different know for that string, in which it raises the action without having to use a shim. ed On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Ed Durbrow

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tom Haigh
I've been lurking on this list for a while.. time to contribute! Soundboard transducer type pickups could be an option, i.e. Fishman: [1]http://www.fishman.com/products/filter/type:pickups The link you gave would seem to be a simple type of soundboard pickup or contact microphone

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Omer Katzir
Well, we don't have any good microphone there and there's no budget to buy any (working on donations) if it was for my personal use, I would buy a nice condenser. I'm not really sure what was the problem with the guitar last time, we have really old gear there, it worked before the concert, and

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Arto Wikla
Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Omer Katzir
It's not for loud music, but I want to make sure everyone in the room can hear it, I'm not that sure my lute can do it alone (my guitar could) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tobiah
On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla wrote: Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Oh right, and we can just use a Rhodes electric piano instead of those bulky awkward concert grands! To

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tobiah
On 01/27/2015 01:06 PM, Omer Katzir wrote: Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with my guitar (performing in the same place, same setting, only with lute this time) I predict that the pickup that you linked to is going

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Arto Wikla
On 27/01/15 23:53, Tobiah wrote: On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla wrote: Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Oh right, and we can just use a Rhodes electric piano instead of those

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread theoj89294
that particular amp. Cheers, trj -Original Message- From: Arto Wikla wi...@cs.dartmouth.edu To: Tobiah t...@tobiah.org; lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 5:00 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute? On 27/01/15 23:53, Tobiah wrote: On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed: simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words, remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.) Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's installed it's barely

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
contact microphone on the bridge works fine for me. Bruno 2015-01-27 16:22 GMT-05:00 Tobiah [1]t...@tobiah.org: On 01/27/2015 01:06 PM, Omer Katzir wrote: Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with