Dear Gary,
it is no problem to tune an instrument with 64 cm string length to g',
especially if you choose a pitch of 415. A g' in 415 will be a nylon
.44 having a tension of 36 Newton. This is o.k. for the first single
string. In my experiance in stringing lutes for now over 20 years I
can say that if you take a tension of about 29/26 Newton down to
the 10th course you will have there a string of NF 430 ( Savarez )
that will work well with a clear sound.
regards
Matthias
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> Greetings to all!
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> If my lute has a string length ( from nut to bridge ) of 64 cm, what
> possible tunings can I use?
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> I'm discounting tension for the moment. Is G tuning feasible?
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> I'm asking because the basses are kind of muddy sounding in E tuning.
> I've been experimenting and so far I'm up to F#. Nothing has popped, the
> tuning pegs didn't offer excessive resistance, and the basses sound
> better.
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> Thoughts, anyone?
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> Happy Friday!
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> Garry
