Legnani Caprice 24
"Thank you, Jon, and, by the way, well done with your inspiring playing of the underplayed Legnani caprices. I shall give them a try myself!"
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"I certainly wouldn’t advocate the kind of fights, sometimes literally apparently, guitarists got into in the 19th century over the subject of nails. Calm, informed, respectful and reasonable discussion would be welcome (as it would be in other…"
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- I have been playing without nails since 1993 after having read Sor's Méthode of 1830. It is after all a personal choice, and needs much adjustment, but I for one prefer the tone. Gut strings would be my ideal; for now my current compromise is Aquila's nylgut for trebles and rayon for bass.
An amateur guitarist, I have had a 1825 reproduction seven-string Lacote since 2001. I borrowed from the luthier a vihuela during the year I was waiting for the guitar to be made. Since then, as in a marriage, I've learnt to compromise and be content with the guitar alone.
She gives me a broad canvas from the plucked/fretted repertoire of the early 16th to early 20th centuries including that of the Russian seven-string guitar. Uncharacteristically, the seventh string is on the fingerboard, whilst the width of the neck is about the same as for a modern six-string. The action is very low and the string length 63cm, so I tend to tune down, endlessly experimenting with different pitches and temperaments.
I have been playing without nails since 1993 after having reading Sor's Methode. It is after all a personal choice, and needs much adjustment, but I for one prefer the tone. Gut strings would be my ideal; for now my current compromise is Aquila's nylgut for trebles and rayon for basses.I have been playing without nails since 1993 after having reading Sor's Methode. It is after all a personal choice, and needs much adjustment, but I for one prefer
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- Amateur player of guitar - have had a 1825 reproduction 7-string Lacote since 2001. I borrowed from the luthier a vihuela during the year I was waiting for the guitar to be made. I fell in love with the instrument: it was just right for me and have always regretted buying the guitar. Have really longed for a vihuela either as an addition or as a replacement if necessary. The repertoire of the vihuela and six-course lute and related choral music is my favourite. I have continued to follow the growing interest in the vihuela.
- About me:
- Amateur player of guitar - have had a 1825 reproduction 7-string Lacote since 2001. I borrowed from the luthier a vihuela during the year I was waiting for the guitar to be made. I fell in love with the instrument: it was just right for me and have always regretted buying the guitar. Have really longed for a vihuela either as an addition or as a replacement if necessary. The repertoire of the vihuela and six-course lute and related choral music is my favourite. I have continued to follow the growing interest in the vihuela.
- Peter Stuart Davis
- Somerset
- United Kingdom
Welcome, Peter Stuart Davis!
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- To stop spammers from accessing this site, please tell me what relevance this site might have to you. Please add some publicly viewable information in the next questions. -- RSM, Administrator
- Amateur player of guitar - have had a 1825 reproduction 7-string Lacote since 2001. I borrowed from the luthier a vihuela during the year I was waiting for the guitar to be made. I fell in love with the instrument: it was just right for me and have always regretted buying the guitar. Have really longed for a vihuela either as an addition or as a replacement if necessary. The repertoire of the vihuela and six-course lute and related choral music is my favourite. I have continued to follow the growing interest in the vihuela.
- About me:
- Amateur player of guitar - have had a 1825 reproduction 7-string Lacote since 2001. I borrowed from the luthier a vihuela during the year I was waiting for the guitar to be made. I fell in love with the instrument: it was just right for me and have always regretted buying the guitar. Have really longed for a vihuela either as an addition or as a replacement if necessary. The repertoire of the vihuela and six-course lute and related choral music is my favourite. I have continued to follow the growing interest in the vihuela.
the tone. Gut strings would be my ideal; for now my current compromise is Aquila's nylgut for trebles and rayon for basses.I have been playing without nails since 1993 after having reading Sor's Methode. It is after all a personal choice, and needs much adjustment, but I for one prefer the tone. Gut strings would be my ideal; for now my current compromise is Aquila's nylgut for trebles and rayon for basses.
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- At 17:03 on November 19, 2009,
Andreae, Siegfried said…
- welcome Peter,
i also fell in love with a Vihuela, an old maiden, left in a vitrine by another men for ten years ;-)) . now it´s my and you are kindly invited to explore, what this cute instrument had learned under a gardener´s rough hands in few months.
further examples of potential interest, you may find in the other community
http://lutegroup.ning.com/profile/AndreaeSiegfried
(music for d-Theorbo and Baroquecello).
kindest regards from Berlin - Siegfried
- At 17:21 on November 18, 2009,
Chris Despopoulos said…
- Welcome to the group. One amateur to another, I sure know the dilemma -- so many instruments, so little time (and money!). I'm sure your 7-string instrument provides great enjoyment. For my part, I have a mandore (pre-mandolin) and baroque guitar. I want a renaissance guitar, a vihuela, and a theorbo. Nothing much. All this on top of a modern guitar and a ukulele. And a day job to pay the bills.
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