Prelude for Baroque Lute - S. L. Weiss, Dresden Vol2

[@allbutter2]

Lovely!!!!

[@MegaSlamDunc]

Nicely done. I am way behind you on the learning curve.

[@kathleenhenderson6948]

Always a joy to hear you play.

[@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar]

always a joy to hear that!

[@euledj79]

Hello Marc, what do you think about the Sandi-Lute? Is it a worth to try instrument? How is the fingerboard-action? Thanks!

[@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar]

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.

[@euledj79]

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

[@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar]

@@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.

[@gilbert6023]

Apoyando guitar technique, i See, He is classical Trained 👍✌️, segovia right Hand, but OK !!!

[@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar]

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

[@gilbert6023]

@@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

[@gilbert6023]

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

[@MarcFriedlanderClassicGuitar]

@@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.