Benoit PETITJEAN   Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:59:30 +0100
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Some non anglosaxon bio, for a change ?

I'm Benoit Petitjean, which is a quite difficult name to pronounce for
English speakers. Let's write the first name `Benwa' and translate the
last name 'Little John'. Now.... that's better... just kidding.

I'm 34, married, with one cute little girl (18 months old). As far as my
official occupation is concerned, I am a research engineer in aerospace
sciences, currently involved with sound and vibration control. Yes,
there is a certain connection to music !

After a large number of years devoted to piano (from the age of 6), I
became interested in early music through some friends, and played the
harpsichord. I am still a reliable continuo player on this instrument,
and often enjoy some accompaniment playing.
I even built a small virginal kit back in 1989, and in the same
workshop, there were amateur lute builders, under the supervision of
Joel Dugot, well known luthier at that time, and president of the French
Lute Society.

This introduced me to the lute world ! I started with a small 7 course
the next year (1990), built another 7 course after Venere (1592). Then I
moved to the US for one and a half years, took part in the 1991 LSA lute
seminar (great memories !). This way I got to know the lute net, the
LSA, and even a number of lute net members.
So I have been following this lute list from this time on (1992). I have
a strong interest in tab production, and wrote some of the ones
available on Wayne's archive.

I now have a good 6 course lute after Frei that I built myself, and a 7
course built by Stefen Murphy, great instrument that I like very much. I
will get a 4 course Renaissance guitar very soon.
I enjoy very much ensemble playing, even though playing sessions are not
very frequent. My lute teacher is Pascale Boquet.


Well, I think that's all.