On the archlute the 4th and 5th course are down a half step, F goes to E and C goes to B If you have seven fretted, the seventh is better at D or C, I use mainly D
On the Theorbo in G--IMHO better for 17th c. music--the same is true, fourth and fifth courses down a half step. That places all the best thirds on a good fret, except the G sharp which is played higher. I have 8 on the finger board, and I tune the 6th and seventh D and C, but if you have 7 fretted, D is good, if you have six fretted the lowest fretted note is G and of course you may tune your open diapasons according to key. Both single reentrant and double reentrant have their advantages, but G tuning is a bit better than A tuning. Double reentrant has a terrific melow sound, single reentrant gives fuller chords except for C major and F major where the third of the chord is in unison The similarity with the gamba gives you very fine chords and scales. It is like one instrument. Also, the tuning is great for the Vivaldi Concerto in D--which I have played on the mandolin in that tuning, so I tried it on the archlute, then started in on the temperament. Have to play the G sharps up in the concerto though, or set the first fret to all sharps. dt dt At 05:50 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: >Interesting idea... trying to imagine the chords in my head. So are >all the bass courses of your theorbo a 4th lower? Down to a very >low D? And what kind of string is on the 14th course to make that note? >Kevin > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: David Tayler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 6:46:46 PM >Subject: [LUTE] Double Meantone Theorbo and Guitar variants > > >7 fretted course theorbo in G single reentrant >g >d' >a >e >B >G >D > >Double reentrant >g >d >a >e >B >G >D > >Guitar in D >d' >a >e >B >G or g > > >other variants possible including an open F-Shap string. > > >A theorbo a Tone higher--though for this temperament I prefer >slightly the G version. >6 Fretted coursed have the option to tune the upper strings like the > bass viol. >8 Fretted can have a D and a C which is good for later baroque music > >Other variants are possible--A fretted low C is excellent gives a >fuller C Major chord as well a a true low D Flat. > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com
