The Knitters - Les Tricoteuses by François Couperin, played by Susan Adams - harpsichord

Susan Adams plays Les Tricoteuses on a French double-manual harpsichord. The video is overlaid with images. The audio was recorded in West Kelowna, BC by Lockwood Audio Recording Services. Here is the companion video with remarks about the piece • Music Box: The Knitter...
The images of Versailles are by Jan Zinnbauer, Kitera Dent and Jean-Phillipe Delberghe on Unsplash. Harpsichord close-ups are by Clive Titmuss.
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[@adamnelson1839]

Hey buddy! I’m interested in building a lute, simply because I can’t afford to buy one haha, but the thought of starting is kind of overwhelming. Have you got any tips on where to start? A basic guide or anything? Cheers:)

[@EarlyMusicStudio1]

Hi Adam, thanks for your question. Video is great for some things but books are better for this. Have a look at American Guild of Luthiers; luth.org/books/historical-lute-construction/ They have lots of good books and plans too. Susan says you might not be saving money by the time you fill a workshop with tools ha ha. For that, have a look at Lee Valley Tools www.leevalley.com/en-ca Best of luck with your project, and thanks for watching!

[@adamnelson1839]

Hello again! Thank you for the help! Having read into some stuff but I’m really struggling to get to grips with how to draw the plan for the ribs (this being for mold). I’m going for the skeleton mold, And will have the base for the for it soon, but I’m struggling with the structure for the bows. Could be a good video idea for you😉 sorry to pest btw

[@EarlyMusicStudio1]

@@adamnelson1839 Hi Adam;
If you have plans for the lute, then the mould must follow that, and that defines the rib shapes--Just to be clear, you can't cut them out according to a plan or template and then put them on, they must be individually fitted, each to the previous one.
For marking the mould, there are specifics to follow, the two outside ribs must be larger, and they often have to be slightly different sizes. The shape of the mould, if not semi-circular, and they never are, makes the ribs s-shaped or banana-shaped as well. How the ribs flow together at the neck is also determinant. Outer ribs slightly larger, others smaller, the centre rib just a bit bigger.
The skeleton mould has many problems and will cause endless fiddling with proper support for the joints, as well as being impossible to mark rib shapes accurately.
They work, but not well.
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