<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'><P>have a question-</P>
<P>i am playing classical guitar with our local group & everyone likes what the instrument has to offer-soft lute tunes, accompianing voice, & good volume for outside. i've considered a more period instrument like a lute but have never played one. i met a player who tuned his like a guitar-that would be nice, but what about the volume & being able to play a drinking song outside with a few people singing along. they seem to be rather quiet-but can you get some volume out of them if you need to. i really don't like metal strings & would like to be able to transfer what i already know from guitar. just curious-i prefer to be period, but i also want to play music for our group & it's going very well. thanks, hugh</P></td></tr></table><br>