Martin, this is very well stated. ed
>Talking about pitch standards is confusing unless you specify nominal >pitch. I still think of the "Dowland lute" as being "in G" even though it >might be at a'=392 or a'=330. Whatever kind of lute we're talking about, >if it is around 67cm string length, the pitch of that top string should >probably be no higher than f' at modern pitch, probably more like e'. A >double first tends to push the pitch down because there's a limit to how >thin a gut string can be made and there's another limit to how much >tension you can stand to play on, especially if you play near the bridge. > >Best wishes, > >Martin Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
