On 3/19/06 8:02 PM, "Stuart Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a message on the medieval lute list, Jean-Paul Bazin suggested that > Crawford Young's students tune their gitterns: G,D,G,C so the top string > is a fourth above a G lute. That puts the lowest C, often the 'tonic', > on the fifth fret, which is a bit strange - but it's useful to be able > to go down to the low G. I like this tuning. Yes, it is quite useful and yes, the c on the 5th fret tends to be awkward. If I need it, I actually prefer to tune the fourth course up a major second, that is to a, and it feels better. I like g-d-g'-c'' when I want to play a g-based drone, sounds great on my gittern. M To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
