On Jul 28, 2007, at 3:46 AM, Rob wrote: > I've added an introductory overview of the German Continuo Theorbo > to my > website. Does anyone play this instrument, or with this tuning?
Hi Rob et al., I have one of those large Edlinger 13c instruments: 75.5 x 83cm. I've thought about using it as a continuo instrument, and the only reason I don't is that it's tuned at A=415, and I would be playing with instrumentalists in 440. I'm sure my friends wouldn't want to trade in their recorders for new sets in 415. Actually, I don't find that 75.5 cm is too long for solo repertoire. There are some difficult stretches involved here and there, but nothing that makes playing impossible. Assuming that I re-string for A=440, why change the string configuration (i.e. move everything down one position)? Why not leave the tuning the way it is? Is it so important to have a low F? Another question is: Do you think that 83cm at the bass rider is long enough to use single bass stringing? Regards, David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
