>So my questions are: > >1) Have I misunderstood something in the process? Should I be using a >different tonic?
I prefer to use the 1st/6th courses as a tonic unless I have to play with other instruments, then I use C, which amounts to the same thing except 2 cents flater. >2) What keys work and what keys don't in this setup (or is the >appropriate question chords rather than keys)? It's more a question of what notes work together. Like Stewart just mentioned in the context of choosing certain chord shapes: G# vs Ab; F# vs Gb. All the regular lute keys sound great. >3) Does anyone use a different process to tune in this system? I use a Peterson VSAM tuner which has a couple of user programer presets, but I used a regular tuner for years. Without a tuner, or with a regular tuner, I start with getting my 1st and 6th in tune and then I just try to get the 2nd course a couple of cents flat, the third 4 cents flat, the 5th 2 cents sharp, the 4th 4 cents sharp. Easier said than done on a lute. cheers, -- Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
