Daniel,
Yes, and thank you. I just prefer the sound of the unisons, and when I go
to the top single it sounds thin! I know the reason, fancy ornamenting,
etc., but I can do that well enough for me on double courses.
The Poulton Method is for six-course, by the way... I'm not one of the
historically-correct players either. :-)
Garry
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Winheld
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 1:43 PM
To: Garry Warber
Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?
Yes, Dowland and Robinson as well advocated double firsts. Even Thomas Mace,
at a time when the typical 11 course lute had a single 2nd as well as a
single first. But Arto was asking about the 6 course lute. Can't recall
written sources addressing this off the top of my head, but pretty sure I've
seen paintings by Carravagio and some others depicting later 16th century 6
course lutes with doubled 1sts, and of course on 7 course lutes. If you can
google up Mimmo Peruffo's old lute string page "The Lute in its Historical
Reality" he has assembled a wealth of information, including the ups and
downs of the doubled first course on lutes, vihuelas, and guitars through
out the whole of the 16th century (as well as the 17th & 18th, and the
15th). I'm sure some of our esteemed builders will weigh in soon on this.
Garry, I highly recommend having the pegs, holes, and nut grooves available
for the doubled 1st. It's so much easier to take one off than to upgrade the
pegbox.
Some instruments work really well with the doubled first, and when your
right hand touch becomes sensitive enough to handle it, your entire tone and
technique benefits.
Dan
On Nov 19, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Garry Warber wrote:
Arto,
I seem to remember mention, perhaps in my Poultan method, that it was done
by Dowland and others sometimes... I plan to make myself a lute when I
can, and I plan on all-unisons including top course , so I must not have
dreamed it up, hopefully.
Garry
-----Original Message----- From: wikla
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:10 AM
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?
Dear collective wisdom,
is there any evidence of using double chanterelle on 6 course lutes?
(If memory serves, there is at least one liuto attiorbato stringed so.)
Arto
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