>If you take g' at a'=440 as a reasonable pitch for a 60cm string >length - and I find a good gut string is fine at that pitch - then >the equivalent for f' is about 67cm and for e' about 71cm. So I >have no problem tuning a baroque lute to f' at a'=415, as long as >the string length is less than about 71cm. In fact the lute I have >just finished for Rob MacKillop is only 69cm, so a bit more into the >comfort zone.
That accords exactly with my experience. I had a very fine bass lute for solo playing by Barber/Harris- at 72 cm SL, the 1st course "e" with [EMAIL PROTECTED] was also the best pitch for instrument response, regardless of string material. Dan -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
