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Gittern vs. (4c) guitar
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Martyn Jun. 23, 2008.
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Hi,
Accidentally I stumbled over a Youtoube clip of an interview of El Cortesano (Ariel Abramovics vihuela & José Hernández-Pastor countertenor)
at 7:08 - 7:15 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36DU78X2uTY you can see and hear a nice close-up of A...
Hi Petr,
If I would have the opportunity to start an instrument in Carlos Gonzales's workshop I wouldn't hesitate a second. In case you have not I'share some of my experiences:
After some discussion with Sebastián Núñez (Luthier in Utrecht/The N...
Hi André,
I already found the Josquin at Sarge Gerbode's website.
About getting a vihuela and money - or the lack of it: If you're good at woodworking you can always try to build one yourself! When I started on my renaissance guitar I never guess...
Hi, nice to see you plucking a vihuela by a viol-maker.
Do you have (french) tablature of this peace, or is it to bee found somewhere on the internet? The to 2-part reduced polyphony might just be right for me.
Adding extra parts to polyphonic mus...
I've used Danish Oil from Rustin on all the instruments I've build (2 4c guitars, 1 vihuela de mano, 1 vihuela de arco and 1 fiddle) and am very satisfied with the result. As Alexander mentions the amount of oil actualy absorbed by the wood is sma...
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- I'm an amateur Viol player, recently started playing 4 course guitar and vihuela.
Build my renaissance guitar 1 1/2 year ago and recently finished my vihuela (see http://guitarra-renacentista.blogspot.com)
I live in Nijmegen, The Netherlands and have a passion for Spanish music from the renaissance and before.
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(text in Dutch. Translation by google is available but barely readable:=.
(text in Dutch. Translation by google is available but barely readable:=.
Posted on May 17, 2008 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments
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- At 2:31pm on November 4, 2009,
Jelma van Amersfoort said…
- Beste Waling, mooi instrument, gefeliciteerd!
- At 5:29pm on August 19, 2009,
Rafael said…
- Hi, of course l d like to try these songs. l live in Köln, Germany. maybe we can try some songs, that u have studied well. they are not easy but maybe Isabel, Claros y frescos rios, Durmiendo iba el Senor. Which vihuela u play?
Groetje,
Rafael.
- At 2:35pm on August 8, 2009,
Rafael said…
- Hallo! do u work with singers? l love singing Mudarra and Valderrabano. groetje uit Keulen, Rafael.
- At 9:33pm on June 18, 2009,
xavier said…
- greetings
- At 6:21pm on May 1, 2009,
Frei said…
- I build at between 40-50% humidity. Maybe the 75%, unless your in a humid climate all the time, had something to do with it.
- At 5:52am on April 4, 2009,
michael Bocchicchio said…
- Waling,
Whenever there is an anomaly involving wood, glue, and string tension, we all can learn from each other whether we have made 3 instruments or 300 instruments. I appreciate your account of the event.
Thanks,
Mike
- At 3:20am on March 31, 2009,
michael Bocchicchio said…
- Hello Waling,
Thank you for your input on my rosette discussion. On your page, I found a scenario where the bridge pulled off your renaissance guitar. I used "Google" to translate it into English. I recently had a similar experience. This has never happened to me before (17 years of lutherie) and was wondering if our events have anything in common.
From the pictures of your work shop, I see that use hide glue warmed on a "hot plate" stove. I use a manufactured glue pot that self-regulates temperature. The viscosity of the glue was about like thick cream. My glue supply is 10 years old, but stored properly. I glued the bridge to the top during the winter when the ambient temperature was about 45 degrees Fahrenheit with 75% humidity. The workshop would have been about 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit. My clamping "Go-bar -deck" has a heat lamp but I have not ever checked the temperature. I remember being in a hurry to get another instrument done, and removing the clamps after only 4 hrs rather than the usual 8hrs.---I blamed this for the failure. Other than the first course, non of my strings are more than 3.2 kg each which is well within the lute tension spectrum.
Do you remember the circumstances and details of when you glued your bridge?
I am glad that this lute was not for sale and intended for my daughter to learn on. It would have been terrible if it happened on a customers instrument! It makes me reconsider going back to "Tightbond 1" glue for bridges and neck/body joints.
Best,
Mike
- At 7:27pm on June 1, 2008,
Rob MacKillop said… - Lessons for a guitar - not a bad exchange. I look forward to you ripping up and down a new 4c in a few months time!
- At 1:53pm on June 1, 2008,
Rob MacKillop said…
- Great recordings, Waling. I can't believe you've been playing for such a short time AND making your own instruments. You are doing some really excellent work. Keep it up!
- At 7:23am on May 28, 2008,
Valéry Sauvage said… - About guitar tuning, sometimes i use unisson, sometimes octave inside, sometime outside depending on the music, my humor and the courage I have to change the strings... lol... (I do prefere the octave inside like the lute)
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