Cuisto Mako

What ever you prefer or suit best your schedule . We are blessed to have those to read in the first place. Either way, please continue to post them and thanks in advance for the ones to come! :)

Now fellas ( and fell... uhm .. fell... what would be the feminine of fella??) .. anyway, now fellas .. I know I have said this before and it probably irks you to have me say it again, but ... period stuff is just BORING! BOR-ING...

I was looking at some of the camp shots I took - especially the clothing - and it dawned on me: much of this clothing just makes the people look like plain ol' everyday simple countryfolk of the period - tricorn hats, baggy shirts, dresses, bodices, pants, "pilgrim" shoes ... yup, yup, yup .... The question came to me, what distinguishes these people as PIRATES? Were we so obviously piratical that if we had flown an early American flag over the camp, visitors would have asked, "Why are these PIRATES flying a colonial America flag??"

Well the simple answer to this is...weapons! Same applied to the the 1920s and AlCapones era. How do you know this guy is a bad guy...because is pointing a gun at you!

WTF Beowulf is from Montreal!?!?!?!?! Finally another pirates enthusiast from my hometown!!!!!! Yéééééééé!!!!!

Thanks Mission, very entertaining as always. Happy Holidays!

The French cutlass is very nice. The prototype that I bought had a different blade (therefore a prototype) a bit longer than the one he usually sale. The blade on those are strong. He can not guarantee you that they are safe for combat but they are definitely stronger than your average 50$ pirate cutlass that you see in Renaissance Faire.

The French cutlass feels very good in the hand. The one I bought have an handle too light to my taste. But I will replace it entirely to make it look more 17th c anyway.

I would personally highly recommend the French cutlass. If you are looking for an accurate mid 18th century French cutlass...search no more, this is probably the most accurate piece on the market and for a very fair price.

Ok more "pirates hunter" related but none the less, maybe some of you are also interesting in F&I war?

This place sold very accurate early 18th century french soldier sword:

http://www.theroyalsword.com/

The guy is from Montreal and is a very serious reennactor and so are its repro. I have bought for a very good price a prototype of its french naval cutlass and plan on converting it into a 17th c double clam shell cutlass.

Very very nice kit. Congrats!

That's true, but at the same time the baroque orchestra of that era was made of between 20 and 30 musicians so they did tune their instruments to a specific pitch. The cittern it is true was rarelly part of such ensemble.

Yes indeed, but earlier the cittern had been a usual member of the 'broken consort', so presumably at some point was tuned in pitch with other instruments. I wasn't suggesting that nobody played in a common pitch, only that it wasn't necessarily universal for solo musicians.

I see what you mean, totally agree with you.

John Playford, in Musick's Delight on the Cithren (London, 1666), suggests that the best way to tune a cittern is to tighten the top string as high as it'll go without being in danger of snapping, and to tune all of the other strings relative to that. So absolutely no standard tuning at all.

That's true, but at the same time the baroque orchestra of that era was made of between 20 and 30 musicians so they did tune their instruments to a specific pitch. The cittern it is true was rarelly part of such ensemble.

actually another very important difference between a baroque guitar and even a small parlor guitar from the 1920s is that the baroque guitar as no raised finger board and the fretts are made of gut tied around the neck.

So would a guitarist need to retie the frets every once in a while?

Usually you won't have to rety it but you will need to correct the position sometime. And once in a while one will brake and you'll need to tie a new one

here is a picture of mine:

I just saw yesterday on ebay that you can get a cheap baroque guitar made in Pakistan for around 700$ Pretty good price for a student instrument considering the average price is 3000-4000$

actually another very important difference between a baroque guitar and even a small parlor guitar from the 1920s is that the baroque guitar as no raised finger board and the fretts are made of gut tied around the neck. The brigde also doesn't raised the strings either, so the strings feel a bit more loose than a classical guitar.

<br>There in lies part of the problem in recreating a period pub with music. Guitars wouldn't have been around, certainly not in their present form. The concertina wasn't invented until 1829. It makes me crazy to see a supposed period performance with an electric bass or guitar. Few people want to listen to a fiddle and a drum together (or even apart, in some instances :). And an exact recreation of the music wouldn't really be very audience friendly. Let's face it, a bunch of drunks singing off key isn't that interesting. You can see that at a local karaoke bar.  <img src="https://pyracy.com/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=""> <br><br>Hurricane<br>

<br><br>The Spanish Guitar ha been around long enough to become a folk instrument by the GAoP. Recorders and flutes were very common.<br><br>The art of David Teniers is a good resource for taverns. He shows lutes, fiddles, guitars and flutes. You can see some of his works <a href="http://www.klassiskgitar.net/imagest1.html">here</a>.<br><br>Mark<br><br><br>

Yes but those are baroque guitar. It doesn't sound or look like a modern acoustic or classical guitar at all.

Finally!!!! the new CD of my early music ensemble, La Sainte Barbe is available. not pirate music but still period music

It is French music from the 16 and 17th century with a bit of traditional French tunes that we presented initially for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City.

You can listen to some excerpt on our Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/lasaintebarbe

after getting the info from the post office and discussing with my fellow musicians, we decided to do a special internet/forum price for the CD release.

So for a limited time, the CD will be 20$ shipping included anywhere in north America!!! :)

22$ for Europe

If you're interested, please contact me by email:

meninge@hotmail.com

I have a paypal account

Thanks for your support

Mathieu

That's Freaking awesome!!!! Bravo Capitaine!

Regarding the slashes sleeves, maybe this drawing done in 1695 is actually portraying 1650s-60s fashion? I ve seen many art work from that era (50s-60s) with such jacket. Or maybe the dutch were notoriously out of fashion? Either way, very interesting

Took me a while to read this one, too much work to do. Quite entertaining and funny... as usual. What can I say I'm a fan.

I think I would really enjoy this event. I like it when the weather is warm enough so that you don't need lots of gear. Just a simple rain protection and et voilà! sleeping on the beach under the stars the old pirate way....yaarr!

Accents? Who has an accents?!? Funny and Entertaining as usual. Really hope to see you and Shay again sometime.

Take Care!

Very funny and entertaining as usual.

By the way it was nice meeting you and Shays last week at Havre de Grace. I didn't expected to see you guys since I know you both live quite far from Maryland so it was a happy surprise. Hope to see you again sometimes... sooner than later. Take care

In an effort to share the many reference pictures I have come across while researching the 16th-18th Centuries, I've added a gallery of my research to www.IvanHenry.com. By no means is it or will it ever really be complete. It is a living and growing library!

Research Library

Very nice! there was quite a few I had never seen before. Thanks!

It says I need to sign in to see the pictures Could you make them public?

Those are some neat recipes. The pea soup really caught my attention.... Who would think to add maple syrup to pea soup? It sounds strange, but might be worth trying.

And you call yourself a Canadian? Don't you like maple syrup in your beans or is it just a Quebecois thing? Just kidding with you , but try it you"ll see it is good.

Wow! very very nice sword you got there mister. Congrats!

Ok, I tried the mustard trick this evening. I applied the mustard with a barbecue brush and let it rest for 45 min. After 20 minute it started to smell weird like mustard mix with metal and rust. I then removed the mustard and wash the machete with warm soapy water.

Not sure using the brush was a good idea. The "patina" as left sort of lines that remind of the brush strokes. Does it means there was a lacquer on my blade or no? Still, I prefer the blade with the patina effect rather than shinny brand new.

mustard? really!?! :) actually since there is a lot of vinegar in mustard it make sense. I would never have though of that. Thanks!

Hi guys

I bought a knife and a machete with windlass steel blade a while back and find them too shinny. Is there a way to aged them a little bit? I don't want them too look brand new. Not full of rust either.

Any trick or advice?

Thanks

Very cool. Now I want to try even more to attend next year edition! :)