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There is a carving in Melrose Abbey of someone playing a small three-
course lute. This (if the carving is anywhere near as old as the
abbey itself) is by far the oldest documentation of any stringed
instrument in Scotland.
The type of lute was one I couldn't think of another parallel for,
thoug
> I wonder why this design hasn't ever caught on in the West? You'd
> think that rock and jazz musicians would like it. Maybe it'll be the
> "new" style guitar a few years from now.
Where have you been, man? ;-) John McLaughlin and Ingwe Malmsteen (sp?) have
been using guitars set up like th
Hi David-
Everything you might want to know about Hogg
(http://www.aikwoodscottishborders.com/final/hoggst~1.htm) PLUS a website for
the James Hogg Society (http://www.cc.gla.ac.uk/hogg.htm)? Someone there must
know the answers to your questions- good luck! Now I'm off to MP3.com for a
sneak l
Well actually Fender did make an "Yngwie Malmsteen" custom model
Stratocaster with a scalloped fretboard for a number of years but as you
say, this never really caught on amongst guitarists. I suspect one reason
is that an electric guitarist can get many of the same effects by either
bending the
ARG! Ye scunnerin bam, avast ye! Shivver ma timbers! Arrr!
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> :-) I know how to Unsubscribe - Just wanted to give Ian something
Susan Tichy writes:
| Rob MacKillop wrote:
| > The lute
| > seems to have been born in Persia 2 to 3 thousand years ago and was known as
| > the barbat. It spread all over Africa, out to China and Japan and to Europe
|
| In Vietnam I saw lutes in museums with frets about three inches high, and lu
Susan Tichy wrote:
> In Vietnam I saw lutes in museums with frets about three inches high, and
lutes
> being played were quite similar. Also a three-stringed instrument they
called
> a guitar, though I never saw one of those played. In the Hanoi old
quarter, where
> each street specializes in one
Rob MacKillop wrote:
> The lute
> seems to have been born in Persia 2 to 3 thousand years ago and was known as
> the barbat. It spread all over Africa, out to China and Japan and to Europe
In Vietnam I saw lutes in museums with frets about three inches high, and lutes
being played were quite sim
:-) I know how to Unsubscribe - Just wanted to give Ian something to look
foreward to and to say goodbye ter yiz all.
I've enjoyed the group.
Abby Sale
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I am Abby Sale - in Orlando, Florida
I'm preparing a list of decorations for my beginner whistle class. Being
self-taught I've developed my decorations by osmosis and experience (I
guess), but having done a bit of research I note that some whistle tutors
(as in books) have gone into detail about these decorations and, the books
being
Due to the weather conditions and forecast, we have reluctantly decided to reschedule
the
Tony McManus + Alain Genty concert or guitar workshop, Melrose, for later in the year.
I
gather the A7 will be opened today (Weds) for four-wheel drives only, but more snow is
forecast for Thursday and righ
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