"Dear Mr Pearcy,
Baroque guitars mostly come with long scale length (by modern standards), up to 72cm...
But if you want something smaller and historically accurate, you can search for an instrument designed after the Belchior Diaz guitar, a…"
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a great resource free to download
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Hello,I recently stumbled upon Charles Wolzien's site and I'm left to wonder why it has not been discussed here yet.Here are, free to download, three big anthologies of renaissance, early and late…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael P Walker Jul 12, 2019.
renaissance guitar plans ?
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Hello dear fellow members,Does anyone know where to find plans for a renaissance guitar and/or shed some lights about timber choice, internal bracing, and current dimensions ?Since there's no extant…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by gilles T Dec 1, 2017.
Murcia "passacalles por la E" french tab, anyone ?
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Dear Members,I'm looking for Santiago De Murcia's "Passacalles por la E" (A compassillo + A proporcion) in french tab (from "Passacalles y obras").It can be found in Lorimer's edition, pages 36 to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by gilles T Aug 8, 2017.
Couperin's "les sylvains" for baroque guitar ?
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Hello,Does any of our dear members know of a possible transcription of Couperin's "les Sylvains" for baroque guitar ? If not, what would be the best key to start with in creating a suitable…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by gilles T Aug 7, 2017.
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"Thanks for pointing out this very valuable body of work! This will be so helpful if only for the performance suggestions."
"Dear David,
First of all, you can check this very useful tool : https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html
Once you've got the scale and proper gauges, you can order your choice of single strings at SBM, for instance :…"
Domenico Rainer, Suite in G minor - Lex Eisenhardt, baroque guitar
"Dear Mr Eisenhardt,
Thank you so much for this magnificent music; it is indeed a rare treasure and of course your playing displays a total mastery.
Do you plan, at some point, to edit/publish this music ? This would be a great addition to our…"
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