Hi everyone--hope you had a great summer. Mine was fantastic--among many other adventures, the Lute Society of America Workshop was held in August at UBC, and I was the Lute Doctor. I got to meet a lot of old friends and new friends, and got to meet a whole lot of lutes (and tie a whole lot of frets!) I'll post a pic or two on an upcoming blog post--for now, I have some older business to tell you about.
Last I posted was in late June. I was working on three lutes at the time, an 11c lute, an 8c, and a 13c. Well, the good news is that all three are finished, all three turned out fabulously well (if I may say so myself), and all three are with their new owners, in their new homes--Seattle, Washington; Homer, Alaska; and Sydney, Australia. Here they are, the finished products:
The 11c Frei--
The 8c Tieffenbrucher--
And the 13c Schelle (with an extension after Leopold Widhalm)--
Three new lutes; a good winter's work. I'm on to new projects now, but for the moment I'd like to dwell on the 13c lute, specifically the pegbox extension. It was the first time I'd made one of these beasts, and it was a big challenge, and a lot of fun. I'll tell you about it in the next post--soon!
As the owner of the 13c, "fabulously well" is an understatement. It is spectacular and is a complete delight to play. And to look at. And just to hold, if truth be told! And it sounds better than it looks. Who could possibly ask for more?
ReplyDeleteAw, shucks. Thanks, Mark!
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