Lost in cybervoid. So her once more:
I don't. I keep mine (76cm) in a, first two courses down. All gut, 415
to 466 tested. I don't see the point why not. I haven't seen valid and
or historical arguments against it. It would work in d too, I'm sure.
David
I understand you, David, very well, I've also got older living for years
with the machine in 'a'. But who have a camparable experience in playing
in 'd'? Musicology maybe, but music performance is not a theory class and
I'm interested how one manages with the bass notes below the _d_ on the
6th course of the instrument tuned in 'd'. This is more or less one third
of the statistical bass notes in an everage part to play (depending of
course on period and instrumentation).
Jurek
The way I understand it, limited I'm sure, is that the theorbe de pieces in
d was used for ... pieces, meaning solo pieces. Once you have one, I'm sure
you'll use it for continuo too, but that's another starting point. If you're
after one continuo theorbo with two first strings down, a or g seems more
practical.
David
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