On Jan 30, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Stewart McCoy wrote: > I can string it 6/8, 7/7, or 8/6. I used to have it 7/7, but a > broken string made me change to eight short and six long, and I've > stayed that way ever since. Even though I could have both a low F > and a stopped low F# available, I rarely take advantage of this. I > tune the 8th course to F or F# depending on the key of the music, > and just get on with it, as best I can.
I also have 8 strings on the fingerboard, and rarely fret the 8th. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
