Archguitar

The German luthier, Wolfgang Emmerich, made a copy of a baroque archguitar from a painting. Rob MacKillop got hold of it for a few days and made this video.

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Music

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• guitar
• arch
• Emmerich
• MacKillop

[megadeth22885]

these instruments went extinct for a reason... the cost to make, the extended neck for the second headstock would be rather weak... tuning would be a bitch

[BalcarresGuy]

Cost is a factor, but the neck extension is strong and tuning no problem. Because you don't play on the bass strings with your left hand, they stay in tune really well.

And just because something becomes extinct does not denigrate the instrument. It was useful for its time - and not many of us can say that!

[oldedrum]

I have a wonderful CD on the Dorian label titled;

ARCHGUITAR RENAISSANCE

w/ Peter Blanchette on Archguitar.

---Perhaps you've heard of this sir?

[BalcarresGuy]

No, I haven't. So much music, so little time...

[BettyClare]

Wow, this is an amazing instrument! I studied voice at Napier when you were teaching there - good times! Do you have any CDs?

[BalcarresGuy]

Hi BettyClare. Napier seems many years ago now.

I do have CDs, but not of this instrument. Check out rmguitar. Dot. Info

[eschelar]

Brilliant! It's so exciting to see a real instrument being played to show a fragment of time long past. Thanks to the people posting, to the lutenist and to Wolfgang Emmerich for taking on such an ambitious project!!!

[Fapswitch]

Great video--thank you! I will be checking out your Website for more, Rob.

[magocacana]

excellent sound!! as a guitar builder I'd like to try to build something like that

[taboitazik]

génial!!!

[2royplayer]

Now that is a axe! You could hurt someone with that thing if you did not watch out.

[Mr98giuliano]

very interesting instument !!!!!!!!

[hallobaaaby]

you should use harp semitone levers to have full chromatic scale on the bass strings :D

thanks for vid!

[classicbanjoRM]

@bgtavares

I'm fine, thanks. Still busy with the banjo, but I have a 13c lute arriving early next year from Malcolm Prior, which I'm very much looking forward to getting, especially for the music of Weiss. Thanks for your nice comment on my de Visee video too :-)

Rob - from my banjo channel

[bgtavares]

Rob!!!

How have you been? Thanks for sharing that! Amazing instrument and nice to hear your voice!

[classicbanjoRM]

@sbliss554

That's funny. In fact it is usually lute PLAYERS who break down a lot.

Seriously, I only had the instrument for three days when the luthier was passing through town. Haven't seen it since. I've never known a lute to break. They are very robust instruments.

[sbliss554]

@BalcarresGuy I heard from my Classical guitar professor that lutes have a habit of breaking down a lot. Does this instrument have the same problem?