Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum

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Author Message george_wright Intermediate Member Username: george_wright Post Number: 149 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 10:14 am:    Most readers of this site will enjoy reading about the exhibition(new window) "Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You might even get some ideas for your next custom :-). artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1426 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 10:39 am:    Thanks George! Here's the online web site too. A nice iTunes app (free) was also created for the exhibition that I sent to a luthier friend several nights ago. george_wright Intermediate Member Username: george_wright Post Number: 150 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 - 6:19 pm:    Wow, Art, I just clicked the online web site link! Is that a lute? Why, yes, I believe it is :-). I just forwarded that link to my son, a starving lutenist in MA. It was he, after all, who introduced me to Alembic, when he showed me his Epic five. artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1427 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:30 pm:    And the rest is history from your current Alembic list ;) you don't hear of many lutenists... or at least I haven't. Saving the art form is a worthy cause and will hopefully come back to serve him well. Best, Art george_wright Intermediate Member Username: george_wright Post Number: 151 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 8:36 am:    Art, here's your chance to hear about a lutenist (new window). (Please excuse the shameless promotion here :-).) artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1428 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 9:28 am:    George, No excuse necessary ;) nice to see the support for your son. And I got a history lesson on Renaissance music while at it. The clips are very nice! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10084 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 6:18 pm:    Twenty strings! Very cool! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10085 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 - 7:37 pm:    Mica pointed out that the 20 string instrument is a long scale small body; so it might not balance very well. They probably don't make them anymore for just that reason.