Thank you very much for your comment. This particular video has been greatly appreciated and I'm very grateful to everyone for their kindness.

Thank ceecee! Enjoy!

Yes it’s by David Kellner (1670-1748). I’m aware he was a Baroque lute composer. I do have a Baroque lute and I'm working on this piece. It's not easy - love to share when I'm ready. Meanwhile I'll have to play transcriptions.

Hey David - I thank you for that comment. If you have a bit of time to listen to the whole story, I think you'll really appreciate a video I made all about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ3Tlohvf81lg5osi=rNQUslKTOTziBbdo

Hey Dirk I think for an entry level instrument it’s fine. If you’re looking to just explore the baroque lute without spending a fortune it’s the way to go. I never got much beyond this Weiss prelude and gravitated back to the classical guitar. The fingerboard-action seem fine. The pegbox and tuning it takes a lot of getting used to but I think it’s a known difficulty about the lute so it’s a standard issue. The construction is adequate- I would say you’re getting what you’re paying for.

Thanks a lot for you advice! Surely the strings and frets have to be replaced by gut or nylgut-strings ;-)

@@euledj79 I use nyglut. Never had to do the frets. It’s not easy to get it up to pitch. Baroque tuning is A=415 not A=440. The strings are designed for lower tension.

No, sorry. I don't use tab - greatly prefer score. When there is tab under the score I sometimes cut it off. I do have the score though.

@@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar Thanks for replying anyway.

I just checked and, sure enough, the tab is there, under the score. If you provide an email address, I'll send it to you.

Yeah pet sounds. It's a great album.

Thank you for your lovely comments Waiel

If that's a compliment, thank you.

@@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar yes Bro. Musikero din ako. (Lounge Pianist) and nakita kong very Meticulous mong bitaw sa mga nota. Dapat ka lang bigyang pugay ng mga nakaka-unawa sa Musika

@@arnelbautista3732 I do not speak the language, but thank you for watching and commenting. This is my most watched and upvoted video, though I have done hundreds.

@@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar Arnel says that you had a very beautiful (napakaganda) rendition of the song. He is also a lounge pianist and he saw/noticed that every note was done by you meticulously...that you should have been given compliment by those who know what music is. For me, I also play guitar and piano,,,and I appreciate much the way you play this classic Filipino song..More power Sir Marc!!!

@@reydor100 I want to thank you, Reydor and Arnel, for expressing such a beautiful sentiment to me.

Thank you!

Hey Natalie - just regular cleaning is the only way. I don’t even unplug it - just pick up the stone and clear the debris from the pump intake. A few times a week if that much, is all I do.

@Natalie Greene The manufacturer recommends you not placing the bath near your feeders as you'll get debris. They also suggest putting pea gravel around the fountain to filter debris. Hope this helps you.

Very cool that you perceived the Segovia influence. He is by far my greatest influence - having had all his LPs and growing up at a time when he was KING! I saw him perform first when I was 14 and he was about 70. In Carnegie Hall! I was enthralled. And still am. I (and Bluto) thank you deeply for you comment Doug.

Thank you Svart

Thank you, Viktor

Thank you - I just saw your comment

You nailed it. 5 decades on guitar, vs 3 weeks on lute. I filed all my nails as low as I dared.

@@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar hello Marc. Nice to hear that !!! I Play classical too, and since two years on Luth Barock Tuning,eleven courses,415 Hz, gutstringed... I ve got a teacher too WHO helps me a Bit with technique.. I try to Plug little Bit sidewards, and Into my Hand, It's hard and needs some practice, but you can achieve a nice belllike Luth Sound... All the best !!! Greetings from Graz/Austria

How Long IS the Mensur ??? Looks Like a big Luth...

@@gilbert6023 vibrating length is 743mm and 822mm. Yes - rotating my hand in the OPPOSITE direction of Segovia's right hand is what I see lute players do. It took me years to get my hand in that position. Now I have to turn it back again and get my thumb UNDER all that. I am settling on a kind of hybrid technique for both guitar and lute - kind of in the middle of everything. Not too much this way or that way. I still play a lot of guitar too. AND I just got a 7 course Renaissance lute which is like a sleeping baby compared with the 13c Baroque lute.

always a joy to hear that!