If the strings have been on the instrument for a while one or the other of the two strings may have become false because the pressure on the fret has taken it out of round in that location. I would determine which of the two is truly false then unhitch the string, turn it around and re-install it backwards so to speak. This will give you a fresh area of string that has not been corrupted by the action of the frets and should clear up the problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:34 PM Subject: [LUTE] Octave anomaly
> Magi delle corde: > This may not be truly anomalous, but it's a problem I've noticed > with the octave stringing on my 6th course. I'm using all gut from Dan > Larsen on my 590 mm g lute. I've been very satisfied with the sound and > feel of the strings. Here's the problem: > > My 6th course has a Pistoy twist fundamental with a standard treble > for the octave. When I fret the course (for some reason this is almost > always at the 3rd fret, Bb), the additional stiffness of the fundamental > (from thickness?) causes it to sound noticeably (to my poor ears) sharper > than its octave. My solution has been to tune the fundy down ever so > slightly so that both open and fretted notes are almost in tune. Tuning > the > octave up a bit is unsatisfactory since it so obviously clashes with the > Bb's on the 1st and 3rd courses. > > Anybody else have this problem? Solutions? > > Thanks and regards, > Leonard Williams > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.0/958 - Release Date: 8/17/2007 > 2:31 PM > >
