[Dixielandjazz] Lut guitar Was (Personnel for the 1929 Red Nichols Vitaphone)

[Marvin Ipswich]

Hi, Bill,
Thank you for bringing that clip to my attention - one I had forgotten
about.

It's very interesting that in this clip, Condon is playing a tenor guitar
with a dark finish, while in the Nichols clip he's playing one with a light
finish.

In doing research on lutes today, it seems that to be properly called a lute
the instrument would have a rounded back and 15 or 24 strings. That said,
the instrument Condon played is a tenor guitar, since it has four strings
and a flat back. Even calling it lute-shaped is technically not correct, as
the traditional lute has an oblong shape and the tenor guitar has a pear
shape.

Regards,
Marvin

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>wrote:

> Marvin Ipswich wrote:
> > From what I've just read, it seems Eddie played a "lute-shaped" tenor
> guitar.
>
> Dear Marvin,
> Thank you for the included informative information.
> Here is some more of the lute thingo.
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5QFR4whDdo
> Another one of my favourite video clips.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.