On the care of lutes

This I had to share :)

Hi Mig,

Here is the advice on keeping lutes as sourced from Thomas Mace, Musick's Monument of 1676

All the best

Max

"Take good care of your lute, especially in damp weather.

That you may know how to shelter your Lute, in the worst of Ill Weathers (which is moist) you shall do well, ever when you Lay it by in the daytime, to put it into a Bed, that is constantly used, between the Rug and the Blanket; but never between the Sheets, because they may be moist with Sweat, etcetera. A Bed will secure it from all Inconveniences, and keep your Glue so Hard as Glass, and all safe and sure; only to be excepted. That no Person be so inconsiderate, as to Tumble down upon the Bed whilst the Lute is there. For I have known several Good Lutes spoiled with such a Trick."

Hi Phil,I thought you might like this (if you haven’t already seen it) :)
Should we be putting our fiddles to bed too?
Xxxmig

Thanks Mig,
I have read it before.
Poor Old Mace went death and had to resort to biting the lute whist playing it.
Philxx

Hi Phil.
After some thought I decided you maybe meant Mace went deaf?
Either way this conjures up interesting images what with the tumbling into the moist bed, the biting of lutes and the possible deathness! :)
xxmig