Being a musician and a day time medical tech. This piece played beautifully by Rob brings high blood pressure down and some ease to pain. This has been proven time and time again in the medical and psychological fields of study. And of course in my own experience. Thank you Rob for bringing some peace and comfort in this insane world we all live in.
one lifetime is not mistaken the past lives are listening to you now there's never enough.... Beautiful silence is felt in stillness when I hear your voice I become still... Thanks Rob.... beautiful !!!
Thank You Rob ... this is an especially nice piece ... played exceptionally ... I truly believe starting my day with one of your performances makes it a better day. May this day be be exceptional for you. Love & Peace Bev
I always imagine what people were during the time of this piece. Maybe they were less stressed it seems. Nice playing as usual Rob, gut strings sound appropriate and sweet.
Cheers, Carlos. Oh, they were stressed too. Infant mortality was high, disease, early death, it was a terrible time. Music was a relief for them, but into it they poured their melancholy.
Absolutely beautiful playing. This is the first time I have heard gut strings on a modern guitar. Got to ask to be certain the composer is Dowland correct? Also you were playing some of the runs with p-i right. I can tell you have played a great deal of lute by your right hand position. If so how come no thumb under like on the lute? I can never get my p-i to work well but I'm playing in a guitarists hand position. Lovely playing again.
Hi Vince. Yes, Dowland - it seems I omitted his name! As for thumb under, that is an early 16th-century technique. Dowland said he started life that way, but soon went over to thumb out. Many lute players learned thumb under, and impose it on later music, wrongly, in my opinion. Cheers.
I have considered a 10 string before, but put down the idea as I knew I have to approach it as a different instrument and I don't need all the extra strings. But what a sound! I felt with gut strings it sounded a step ahead of other guitars of yours, bold yet sweet. Do you down tune or uses lesser than 440hz?
I know what you mean. It really is a superb guitar, and comfortable to play. I can play my regular six-string repertoire on it without any trouble, and those extra strings still make a contribution to the sound. The string length is 664, which I asked for, and it therefore makes sense to tune down a semitone, or the strings get too tight.
A fret off 664mm would be 627mm, I imagine the tension would be similar to Lacote of the Sor era. 664mm would be more ideal for the bass strings as well I think.
That was the thinking - the bass strings. I've never liked the sound of a low C (or lower) on a 650 guitar. Luckily I have long fingers, so the extra length does not, so far, seem to be a problem. And I have always preferred low-tension strings.
@@RobMacKillop1 Now I wanted a 10 string as well. I've only found one with spruce top and 650 scale for the amount I am willing to spend. Probably another reason not to buy yet another guitar? lols
A lovely piece, especially coming to it from knowing it as a lute and vocal performance; I am becoming very fond of the tone of that 10 string.
Thanks, Nancy. It's growing on me too, as I get used to its idiosyncrasies. And it, mine.
Being a musician and a day time medical tech. This piece played beautifully by Rob brings high blood pressure down and some ease to pain. This has been proven time and time again in the medical and psychological fields of study. And of course in my own experience.
Thank you Rob for bringing some peace and comfort in this insane world we all live in.
To do so is a revolutionary act!
@@RobMacKillop1 yes sir! Thank you!
Yes comrade. :)))
Thanks for this info. I shall be referring to this in my studies. :))
one lifetime is not mistaken
the past lives
are listening to you now
there's never enough....
Beautiful silence is felt in stillness
when I hear your voice
I become still...
Thanks Rob.... beautiful !!!
It was nice to record this as I was waking up this morning!
This is exceptionally beautiful. I love Dowland so much. Thank you!
Me too. Thanks for your comment, Sinja Ja!
Thank You Rob ... this is an especially nice piece ... played exceptionally ... I truly believe starting my day with one of your performances makes it a better day. May this day be be exceptional for you. Love & Peace Bev
Cheers, Bev. You've made my day.
Breathtaking. Always a treat to hear you on an extended range!
Thank you, watergarden.
such resonating beauty.
Cheers, Fred.
What a georgeous version !!!
Lovely rendition of this classic work.
Cheers, Wilson.
This is absolutely great! Thanks for this wonderful video. What a great performance and the stringing idea! Thanks Rob! A&A
Thanks, guys! Appreciated :-)
Beautiful playing, beautiful guitar.
Cheers, Jakob.
Gorgeous, thanks Rob
Thank you, Miss Robb!
Well well well! You have a DECACHORD capo! And this has been up for over 5 years! Interesting.
Incredible! I'm glad I found your channel, looking for a Doff 7string review.
Thanks. You are welcome!
Sure do. It's available here for $22: www.guitarrasdeluthier.com/en/product/ten-strings-guitar-capo/325
I always imagine what people were during the time of this piece. Maybe they were less stressed it seems. Nice playing as usual Rob, gut strings sound appropriate and sweet.
Cheers, Carlos. Oh, they were stressed too. Infant mortality was high, disease, early death, it was a terrible time. Music was a relief for them, but into it they poured their melancholy.
On to the ded gois all estatis,
Princis, prelotis, and potestatis,
Baith riche and pur of al degre;
Timor mortis conturbat me
sounds good. :))))))
Absolutely beautiful playing. This is the first time I have heard gut strings on a modern guitar. Got to ask to be certain the composer is Dowland correct? Also you were playing some of the runs with p-i right. I can tell you have played a great deal of lute by your right hand position. If so how come no thumb under like on the lute? I can never get my p-i to work well but I'm playing in a guitarists hand position. Lovely playing again.
Hi Vince. Yes, Dowland - it seems I omitted his name!
As for thumb under, that is an early 16th-century technique. Dowland said he started life that way, but soon went over to thumb out. Many lute players learned thumb under, and impose it on later music, wrongly, in my opinion. Cheers.
I have considered a 10 string before, but put down the idea as I knew I have to approach it as a different instrument and I don't need all the extra strings. But what a sound! I felt with gut strings it sounded a step ahead of other guitars of yours, bold yet sweet. Do you down tune or uses lesser than 440hz?
I know what you mean. It really is a superb guitar, and comfortable to play. I can play my regular six-string repertoire on it without any trouble, and those extra strings still make a contribution to the sound. The string length is 664, which I asked for, and it therefore makes sense to tune down a semitone, or the strings get too tight.
A fret off 664mm would be 627mm, I imagine the tension would be similar to Lacote of the Sor era. 664mm would be more ideal for the bass strings as well I think.
That was the thinking - the bass strings. I've never liked the sound of a low C (or lower) on a 650 guitar. Luckily I have long fingers, so the extra length does not, so far, seem to be a problem. And I have always preferred low-tension strings.
@@RobMacKillop1 Now I wanted a 10 string as well. I've only found one with spruce top and 650 scale for the amount I am willing to spend. Probably another reason not to buy yet another guitar? lols
Haha. Sorry about that! Most of them have a string length of 650, which is okay to get you started, but 664 is better for the low C note.