Uh-oh boys 'n girls- we're mixing our threads here. I've never felt strongly about the marker marks except that they've always bothered me aesthetically- but on rare occasions helped me out when playing strictly from memory; which (classical) guitarists have always done far more than any of us lute critters. (How do you get the guitarist to shut up? -Give him sheet music)
I still want answers about the new, improved loaded basses that are UNDOUBTEDLY coming our way any minute now... .. And isn't it interesting that by the mid 17th century, seventy some years after the Great String Improvement the French lutenists had dropped the 1st course down to "f", singled out the 2nd, and re-established 8ves at the 6th. Of course Dowland could have been voicing a musically elite and minority opinion in regard to the unison 6th. Not sure what the norm was for 8ves in Italy- but still set up for mostly doubled firsts on liuti attorbiati, no? Dan >For what it's worth... > >Perhaps the difference is that we lutenists daren't take our eyes >off the tablature, and so we have to find our way about the neck of >our instrument by touch, not sight. Having said that, I think I >might just stick something close tothe 7th fret... > >Alan >----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Winheld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:15 PM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings > >> > "I think Mimmo Peruffo may not reply because he may not want >>>to appear to be advertising his wares on this list. It is a >>>difficult situation for string makers and lute makers whenever they >>>communicate, it could be considered that indirectly they are trying >>>to sell their wares." >> >>Couple of thoughts- I'm sure that Mimmo, our most advanced, dedicated >>commercial stringmaker, wouldn't merely be sharing his latest >>conclusions and historical/scientific research results just for the >>hell of it- something's got to be up; and he knows how badly some of >>us want the next inevitable step to fall (waiting patiently for the >>other shoe to drop?) in regard to the loaded gut bass strings. They >>were so close! -But as pointed out, too many problems and headaches >>involved. >> >>I still have a pair of perfectly matched, in tune, loaded guts for >>the only satisfactory unison pairing of this string type I've >>encountered for the 6th course of my 7 course Andreas Holst lute. At >>the 2005 LSA event in Cleveland Cathy Liddell was still wearing a >>very carefully maintained set of loaded gut bass fundamentals 6 - 11 >>on her Baroque lute. >> >>Come on, Mimmo! You've got our attention, big time- unload the loaded >>guts on us- please! Dan >> >>P.S.- How many of us have had success- long term, that is, playing >>cleanly and maintaining in tune the doubled first course, any string >>material or on any instrument? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >> >> >>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: 7.5.486 / Virus Database: 269.15.17/1103 - Release Date: >>01/11/2007 06:01 >> > > >-- >I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >It has removed 1056 spam emails to date. >Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len -- Rachel Winheld 820 Colusa Avenue Berkeley, CA 94707 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel 510.526.0242 Cell 510.915.4276
