I am uncertain of the diameters that he uses, but I think his mensur is a bit short at about 68 cm. He did give me a treble string, & it was a .40 diameter. He plays at 415.
I think he uses slightly more tension on the first 2 courses (most of us do). ed At 09:48 AM 10/13/2006 +0200, Francesco Tribioli wrote: > > Toyohiko was at the LSA seminar in Cleveland this past > > summer, and he is proof that this can be done... a great > > sound, very projective. He does this in part with lower > > tension of the strings... Maybe as low as 2.3 to > > 2.5 Kg per string. With a slacker string, it is not too > > bright. As well, it lowers the overall tension on the > > instrument, & is healthier for the longevity of the lute. He > > can get color characteristics ranging from brittle to sweet > > without moving his hand position. Yes, he can get a great > > sound in the practice room. >I suppose, then, he tuned his baroque lute a tone or more below the so >called standard a=415Hz, hasn't him? Chanterelles cannot be thinner of >0.38mm, more or less, so the only way I see to have a lower the tension is >to use a lower pitch. > >Francesco > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
