Hello James! I've been busy lately...but I did want to get back to you. I see why you think of the tuning I use as Lute tuning. Is there any web links for...
Hi, ... Yes, that was me. The obvious problem is that to be a classical instrument, it requires tradition. The synthesizers and other electronical gear are the...
Hello Jouni! What a Bizarre way to make music! With helicopters that is! Anyway! .... I think you're right about the need for a guitar to be made to Grand...
I'll be glad to post my plans for my fan fret jig and the source for the proper blade. A power saw and about $125 is all you need to experiment. Quarter inch...
Hello John! Are you a Luither??? I've certainly thought about making guitars... I know what you mean about the slant on the nut. I did some cardboard mockups...
No, just a hacker. I've been woodworking all my life. If you stick with non-acoustics or simply modify things that already exist, you can get away with a lot...
Dear friends, My CD received a wonderful review in this month's Classical Guitar Magazine. Quoted below is the review in its entirety, hope you enjoy it as...
Congratulations! A great review and well deserved. _____ From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Perf De Castro Sent:...
Thanks, John!! P ... From: John Abrams To: 10string@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: RE: [10string] CD Review in UK's Classical...
... Bravo. Cheers, Logan ... Magazine. Quoted below is the review in its entirety, hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ... Prelude Etnika; Tocatta. LEOPOLDO...
... I have some speculation on this, and I think the time might be ripe for taking matters in to our own hands: 1) If DG won't release the Yepes material on...
Dear List: Does anyone know where I can obtain/puchase a digital file of Danza Inca by Yepes? Also, does anyone know if this piece was ever published? I am...
It is against the Yahoo Group rules to use our site for illegal file sharing of copyrighted material. Please do not upload any copyrighted material to our...
One more thing: I will be happy to legally air any copyrighted 10-string material on 10-String Radio. Here the music is played under legal royalty agreement...
Hi Viktor: It was one of those old London recordings, The World of the Spanish Guitar, Vol. 2. I have (had) it on vinyl, and when I looked for it recently, I...
FYI: The Yepes/Berganza recordings have been rereleased in the box set "Brava Berganza." http://www.amazon.com/Brava-Berganza-Birthday-Tribute-Shirley-Quirk/ ...
Hello Fernsemer, The lute sites that I know of simply refer to the standard tunings, i.e., renaissance in G, and baroque in Dm or D. Perhaps Marion knows a...
Hello James, Funny you should mention this. There is a discussion going on now on the Frettedfriends group regarding different tunings for ukeleles of various...
Hello Marion, I agree, amongst lutenists, alternative tunings are taken as a matter of course. I find this applies particularly where renaissance lutes are...
I wonder how much the factory-made, 25.5 inch scale, steel string guitar that gets most of its money from the pop/rock/country western culture has influenced...
Hello James, How true. I agree with you about this. In some ways the six-string guitarists can be more traditionalist than the lutenists. I leave tomorrow for...
Hello John, Probably the idea of "guitar" varies among many cultures. Add to that the baroque guitars which have aroung 10 strings arranged in 5 courses. The...
Yes. I've been on other lists where I have criticized the Segovian width of the fingerboard and have been told flat out that if it isn't 9 mm it is incorrect....
Hello John and friends! When you say ,,,, "The guitar in E drives the market therefore it's the most popular." You should keep in mind that most people really ...
Hello John and friends! John, I think you make a valid point about the 65cm scale and 9mm spacing. Peoples hands vary in size in both width and length of ...
Thanks for sharing that. I did not know Segovia's hands were so large. "All the better to play multi string with!" Is there any evidence that he played...
Segovia said flat out, "A guitar does not need more than 6 strings." And I gather he called Yepes ten string design an abomination. In post #2887 dated April...
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