Author Topic: Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum (Read 126 times)

george_wright · « **on:** February 17, 2011, 10:14:50 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 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2011, 10:39:30 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 · « **Reply #2 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.

artswork99 · « **Reply #3 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

george_wright · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2011, 08:36:15 AM »

Art, here's your chance to hear about a lutenist (new window). (Please excuse the shameless promotion here :-).)

artswork99 · « **Reply #5 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!

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2011, 06:18:36 PM »

Twenty strings! Very cool!

David Houck · « **Reply #7 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.