I would say that would be the job of well made and well set pegs. An
argument could be made for the actual strength of the Lute's construction,
making the assumption that the entire instrument may shrink or expand with
the level of humidity but I find this specious. Is staying in tune the sign
of a good Lute? I would not make that judgment unless going out of tune was
such a big issue you could hear the pegs slip during the night.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Herbert Ward" <wa...@physics.utexas.edu>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:58 PM
Subject: [LUTE] What makes a lute stay in tune?
Ignoring for a moment the tuning instability of gut strings, what
construction details make a lute stay in tune better? Is staying
in tune a sign of a good lute?
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