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Articles by Alec Loretto

• Loretto, A.V. (1970). Adjustable lip on the recorder. Recorder & Music Magazine 3 (8): 278-279).
• Loretto, A.V. (1970). European impressions. Recorder & Music Magazine 4 (4): xx-xx.
• Loretto, A.V. (1973). Experiments at Celle. Recorder & Music Magazine 4 (5): 156-157.
• Loretto, A.V. (1973). Recorder modifications: In search of the expressive recorder. Part 1. Early Music 1 (2): 107-109.
• Loretto, A.V. (1973). Recorder modifications: In search of the expressive recorder. Part 2. Early Music 1 (3): 147-151.
• Loretto, A.V. (1973). Recorder modifications: In search of the expressive recorder. Part 3. Early Music 1 (4): 229-231.
• Loretto, A.V. (1974). A Ganassi Model Recorder in Vienna. Self-published, Auckland.
• Loretto, A.V. (1975). This way or that? Some comments on the direction of grain in woodwind instruments. Recorder & Music 5 (1): 2-4.
• Loretto, A.V. (1976). Which? some comments on the ways in which recorders are described by their makers, players and others. Recorder & Music 5 (6): 190-191.
• Loretto, A.V. (1977). Recorders made by Alec Loretto. Recorder & Music 5 (12): 388-390.
• Loretto, A.V. [& Hunt, E.] (1978). Alec Loretto: An interview. Recorder & Music 6 (4): 101-102.
• Loretto, A.V. (1978). A Ganassi Model Recorder in Vienna. Self-published, Auckland. Expanded version of Loretto (1974).
• Loretto, A.V. (1980). Op zoek naar een blokfluit met meer uitdrukkingsmogelijkheden, 1 (vert A. Bemelmans).Bouwbrief 19.
• Loretto, A.V. (1981). Op zoek naar een blokfluit met meer uitdrukkingsmogelijkheden, 2 (vert A. Bemelmans). Bouwbrief 20.
• Loretto, A.V. (1981). Op zoek naar een blokfluit met meer uitdrukkingsmogelijkheden, 3 (vert A. Bemelmans). Bouwbrief 21.
• Loretto, A.V. [& Hunt, E.] (1984). An interview with Alec Loretto. Recorder & Music 8 (1): 6-9.
• Loretto, A.V. (1985). Improvements or modifications: Which? Recorder & Music Magazine 8 (8): 236-238.
• Loretto, A.V. (1985). A Reply to Dr Hermann Moeck. Recorder & Music Magazine 8 (11): xx-xx.
• Loretto, A.V. (1986). When is a Ganassi recorder not a Ganassi recorder? American Recorder 27 (2): 64-66.
• Loretto, A.V. (1986). When is a Ganassi recorder not a Ganassi recorder? Early Music New Zealand 2 (2): 3-8.
• Loretto, A.V. (1987). So you'd like to become a recorder maker, or, Come on in - the water's fine! American Recorder 27 (3): 101-103.
• Loretto, A.V. (1987).
• Establishing historic instruments: A conversation in Auckland with Alec Loretto. Early Music New Zealand 3 (2): 22-227).
• Loretto, A.V. (1989). Self inflicted injuries and the average recorder player. Recorder & Music Magazine 9 (2): 34-35.
• Loretto, A.V. (1989). When is a Ganassi recorder not a Ganassi recorder? Recorder & Music Magazine 9 (10): 288-291.
• Loretto, A.V. (1989). Furniture and recorders: The problems with making copies. American Recorder 30 (4): 143-144.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). Yet more on tuning recorders - Part 1. Recorder Magazine 10 (1): 2-4.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). Yet more on tuning recorders - Part 2. Recorder Magazine 10 (2): 30-31.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). A Ganassi Model Recorder in Vienna. Recorder Magazine 10 (2): 35-38. Formal publication of Loretto (1974, 1978).
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). A new angle on finger holes. Recorder Magazine 10 (3): 64-66.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). Eurobore - Some responses. Recorder Magazine 11 (1): xx-xx.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). The Ganassi Affair: An Overlong Melodramatic Comedy. Self-published, Auckland.
• Loretto, A.V. & E. van Weerd (1990). Where have all the Ganassi recorders gone? Bouwbrief, November: 7-10.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). Communication 953: FoMRHI members teaching in Prague [making recorders and flutes]. FoMHRHI Quarterly 58.
• Loretto, A.V. (1990). Communication 954: The Prague Bressan Bocal. FoMHRHI Quarterly 58.
• Loretto, A.V. (1991). Communication 1019: How recorders can improve with time. FoMRHI Quarterly 62: 18.
• Loretto, A.V. (1992). Communication 1118: Addendun to Communication 1111. What is a 'copy' of an original instrument. FoMHRHI Quarterly 69.
• Loretto, A.V. (1993). Plastic recorders. Recorder Magazine 13 (1): 3-4, 8.
• Loretto, A.V. (1993). Happy birthday, whenever that might be or Is there a musicologist in the house? Recorder Magazine 14 (4): xx- .
• Loretto, A.V. (1993). Communication 1993: C1161 Reamers - hollow. FoMHRHI Quarterly 71.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Don't judge a book by its cover and don't judge recorder bores by outside shapes. Recorder Magazine 15 (1): 11-12.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Where have all the Ganassi recorders gone? Woodwind Quarterly 8: 28-32.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). A-440 and other matters. Woodwind Quarterly 8: 94-96.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Recorder bore measuring. Woodwind Quarterly 9: 38-41.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1353: Recorder Bore Measuring. FoMHRHI Quarterly 79.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Using modified telescopic bore gauges for recorder bore measuring. Woodwind Quarterly 9: 42-43.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1353: Recorder bore measuring, using modified telescopic bore gauges. FoMHRHI Quarterly 79.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1368: Reply to Communication 1333. David Lasocki's Ganassi controversy. FoMHRHI Quarterly 80.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1369: William who, from where?? FoMHRHI Quarterly 80.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1370: Recorder writings. FoMHRHI Quarterly 80.
• Loretto, A.V. (1995). Communication 1389: An explanation to Communication 1370. FoMHRHI Quarterly 81.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Undercutting tone holes. Woodwind Quarterly 12: 112-114.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Determining the step size of a recorder. Woodwind Quarterly 13: 70-71.
• Loretto, A.V. (199?). Problems With A-440Hz. Woodwind Quarterly 14: 52-54.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Make your own recorder in C at a-440Hz. Recorder Magazine 16 (3): 92-95.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Tuning Your Square Medieval Recorder. Recorder Magazine 16 (4): 130-132.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). How Accurate Need Facts Be? Recorder Magazine 16 (4): 135-137.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Communication 1409: The Ganassi Bell Diameter. FoMHRHI Quarterly 82.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Communication 1431: Recorder woods - do they influence the sound? FoMHRHI Quarterly 83: 36-38.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Communication 1434: Chiverton's Ockham bang. FoMHRHI Quarterly 83.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Communication 1485: Dividing a circumference into five. FoMHRHI Quarterly 85.
• Loretto, A.V. (1996). Bouw je eigen blokfluit, deel 1. Bouwbrief 83.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Bouw je eigen blokfluit, deel 2. Boubrief 84.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Well! Whoever would of thought of that? Recorder Magazine 17 (1):3-8.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Letter: Bell Key Fingering. Recorder Magazine 17 (1): 31.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). A few words about blocks. Recorder Magazine 17 (1): 32.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Communication 1506: Response to Communication 1500 [recorder patents]. FoMHRHI Quarterly 87.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Communication 1507: Response to messrs Heavens and Segerman (Communication 1485). FoMHRHI Quarterly 87.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Communication 1508: Recorder window size. FoMRHI Quarterly 87: 18.
• Loretto, A.V. (1997). Communication 1540: Recorder Voicing. FoMRHI Quarterly 89: 29-35.
• Loretto, A.V. & P. Richardson (1997). Entrevista con Alec Loretto. Revista de Flauta de Pico 7: 3-8.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Bouw je eigen blokfluit (een vierkante). Bouwbrief -89.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Make your own medieval treble recorder in F. Recorder Magazine 18 (1): 8-9.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Recorder Woods - Do They Influence the Sound? Recorder Magazine 18 (2): 48-49.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Some basic recorder design problems. Recorder Magazine 18 (3): 91-92.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Recorder fingerings. FoMRHI Quarterly 90: 30.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Recorder Voicing. Woodwind Quarterly 15.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Communication 1585: Recorder fingerings in print. FoMRHI Quarterly 92.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Communication 1586: Long and short recorder feet. FoMRHI Quarterly 92: 22-24.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Communication 1601: The term 'transitional recorder'. FoMRHI Quarterly 93.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Communication 1602: Recorder research. FoMRHI Quarterly 93.
• Loretto, A.V. (1998). Communication 1570: Catajo and Ganassi -an Italian castle and a flauto dolce. FoMRHI Quarterly 91: 28-30.
• Loretto, A. (1998). Discarded facts? American Recorder 39(1): 24.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Letters to the Editor: Bell Keys. Recorder Magazine 18 (4): 156-157.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Recorder Woods. Do They Influence the Sound? Woodwind Quarterly 18.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Good bores, frightful bores, and the recorder. Abstract of EUCHMI/Galpin Society Conference, Edinburgh, July 1999.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Catajo and Ganassi - an Italian Castle and a Flauto Dolce. Recorder Magazine 19 (2): 156-157.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Communication 1613: Maltreatment of instruments. FoMRHI Quarterly 94.
• Loretto, A.V. (1999). Communication 1625: Musical instrument cases. FoMRHI Quarterly 95.
• Loretto, A.V. (2000).Removing the recorder's block and replacing it. Recorder Magazine 20(2): 56-57.
• Loretto, A.V. (2001). Those two Purcell missing bars. Recorder Magazine 19 (2): 49-52.
• Loretto, A.V. (2001). Noise, windways and chamfers: Some recent computerised findings. Recorder Magazine 21a: 138-140.
• Loretto, A.V. (2003). Double chamfers. Recorder Magazine 23(2): 50
• Loretto, A.V. (2005). Footjoint: It's the bore that counts. Recorder Magazine 25(1): 28.
• Loretto, A.V. [& E. Hunt (1972)]. European impressions: Dutch playing, modern and historic instruments. Recorder & Music Magazine 4 (4): 122-123.
• Loretto, A.V. & P. Madwick (1996). Communication 1486: Old recorders for new [recorder patents]. FoMHRHI Quarterly 85.
• Loretto, A.V. & A. Simpson (1986). Progress will be made: Paul Clark on amateur recorder playing. Early Music New Zealand 2 (4): 10-16.
• Loretto, A.V. & A. Simpson (1986). Conversation with Paul Clark. The Recorder: Journal of the Victorian Recorder Guild 6: 15-18.
• Madgwick, P. & A.V. Loretto (1996). Communication 1486: Old recorders for new. FoMHRHI Quarterly 85: 35-44.
• Madgwick, P. & A.V. Loretto (1997). Well! Whoever would have thought of that. Some thoughts on recorder patents. Recorder Magazine 17 (1): 3-8.

Articles about Alec Loretto

• Griscom, R. & D. Lasocki (1994). The "Ganassi" recorder controversy: A cautionary tale. In Griscom, R. & D. Lasocki (1994: 153-57).
• Griscom, R. & D. Lasocki (1994). The Recorder: A Guide to Writings about the Instrument for Players and Researchers. Garland Publishing, New York & London.
• Simpson, A. (1986). Making recorders of Gidgee, Tawa, and Black Maire: Two New Zealanders discuss the recorders that come from Down-under. Continuo 10 (2): 2-5. Reprinted in NEMA Journal 8: 14-19.

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