I think you could tune it at 440, being careful about the tension. SO you should use a string calculator (have you ever used Arto Wikla's?) and select the diameters that allow you to get the desired pitch with may be lower tension. regards, Laura
----- Mensaje original ----- De: Steve Bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Domingo, Julio 9, 2006 0:55 am Asunto: [LUTE] recommended lute pitch > Hi everyone - I'm a long-time on-again-off-again amateur lute > player, > but I have something of a newbie question: I have an old Aria 63 > cm > lute that I used to play at a'=440. Over the years the pegs have > shrunk and the pegboard has developed cracks so it will no longer > hold a'=440. I now use LaBella copper/nylon strings, which are > the > lowest tension strings I could find (I've tried gut but I don't > play > often enough to justify it). It barely holds tune at a'=435. > > Recently poking around for a new lute, I see 64 cm lutes with > advertised pitch of a'=415. I've always been aware that I could > drop > pitch but preferred the bright sound of a'=440. But was I making > trouble for myself by over-tightening a 63 cm lute? > > So my question: what is the "recommended" pitch for a 63 cm lute? > I > imagine with good woods and construction I _could_ do a'=440, but > is > that recommended? > > Thanks > Steve > --- > http://homepage.mac.com/stevepur > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
