Hopkinson Smith plays Italian and French Lute music 

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@Tom McArdle Short of ready made pastes, it's often recommended to use French chalk, or bar soap, depending on the problem. Should only need to be done whenever you change strings.

@Tom McArdle Thank you for your kind advice, sir! Yes, I have tried peg paste. The worst problem with this inexpensive lute is the impossibility of bringing the chanterelle to pitch. Regardless of the string gauge, it will only go as high as E. Whenever I try to tune the whole instrument to G (as it was originally when I bought it, mind you) the string breaks. The others remained sound and in pitch. It is the chanterelle which forces me to keep the entire instrument tuned down to E. It is a challenge to keep motivated when an instrument does not respond. Keep well and all the best for 2022!

@@DeOmnibusDubitandum76 Make sure you have the right gauge for the string length. If this obvious issue is not the problem, then if the break is happening near the nut or bridge, these should be checked for sharp edges. The nut is often the culprit and is best attended to by a luthier.

Una joya.gracias!!

@@DeOmnibusDubitandum76 the problem is very likely a sharp edge at the bridge or nut cutting the string. I had the same problem, which can be fixed easily.

I wish I could take a class with Hopkinson Smith, idk if I'll ever have the opportunity

In the quiet corner he plays, 'tis true However no logic stands in front of him Excited people like to clap, no argue If I could murder some, 'd I be so grim?

@@amorise957 appreciate your view, logic shouldn't be a member of music, I think. It gives us just love, and that love has long captured me from his play. Grim belongs to poet work. Pls take it easy.

Quem viveu sabe...

Caramba... to ficando velho.

Mr. Hopkin named his son son of Hopkins: thus, Hopkinson?Maybe??

@@johnkulus7812 Presumably, with so many Smiths about, Hopkinson might be unique. But I was only kidding anyway.

@@grahamnichols1416 You are a man of the world, sir.

His friends call him Hop. I hope 🤔

Well, the Ford family named their son "Harrison"...😉

How presumptuous of you to require that everyone appreciate the things you do lest they be classed as Philistines. So, YOU are the arbiter of soul,taste and class? You don’t know why they “disliked” . Can’t you just enjoy what pleases you without condemning those who don’t share your feelings?

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