Andy, this was meant to go to the list, I suppose?

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Von: andy butler [mailto:akbut...@tiscali.co.uk] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2011 21:22

Mathias Rösel wrote:

> 
> Translated into pitch, the tuning would possibly be:
> 
> 1. B4 - F#4 - D4 - A3 - D3 - C3 | A2 - G2 - C2
> 
> 2. E4 - B3 - G3 - D3 - G2 - F2 | D2 - C2 - G1
> 
> 3. D4 - A3 - F3 - C3 - F2 - Eb2 | C2 - Bb1 - F1
> 
> The first line is based on the lowest bass string on lutes at the time (C2). 

Surely the C2 is anomalous if those tunings were meant to have the same 
interval structure?

In that case 1. would drop down a tone (apart from the c2).

andy




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