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Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: george_wright on February 17, 2011, 10:14:50 AM

Most readers of this site will enjoy reading about the  exhibition (http://evergreen.loyola.edu/~geo/wsj_guitarHeroes.pdf target=_blank)(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 :-).

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: artswork99 on February 17, 2011, 10:39:30 AM

Thanks George! Here's (http://blog.metmuseum.org/guitarheroes/objects/ target=_blank) the online web site too. A nice iTunes app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/met-guitars/id414964902?mt=8 target=_blank) (free) was also created for the exhibition that I sent to a luthier friend several nights ago.

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: george_wright on February 18, 2011, 06:19:51 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.

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: artswork99 on February 18, 2011, 08:30:38 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

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: george_wright on February 19, 2011, 08:36:15 AM

Art, here's your chance to hear about a  lutenist (http://www.seventimessalt.com/ target=_blank) (new window).  (Please excuse the shameless promotion here :-).)

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: artswork99 on February 19, 2011, 09:28:42 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!

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: David Houck on February 20, 2011, 06:18:36 PM

Twenty strings! (http://blog.metmuseum.org/guitarheroes/images/guitarheroes_03_EL.jpg)  Very cool!

Title: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Post by: David Houck on February 21, 2011, 07:37:58 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.