I sometimes tune my 6th course down. It doesn't work for every piece, but on a small instrument I can play a lot of 7-course music.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Fryer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 11:46 PM Subject: 7-course -> 6-course > Already in the early 16th century there were some pieces being written > for 7-course lute. Since at that time most lutes were 6-course this > could have been a problem. Is there any eveidence of how players dealt > with playing 7-course (or 8-course) music on a lute with only 6 courses? > > -- > Stephen Fryer > Lund Computer Services > > ************************************************** > The more answers I find, the more questions I have > ************************************************** > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
