Hi Monica, Mea culpa! I obviously misread what you wrote. Happens to me quite often these days:( Lex Oh, and not at all!
Op 21 nov 2011, om 15:01 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: > I wonder " It is focused around the high octave string on the fourth course > and the same note stopped at the 3rd fret on the second course." > How on earth do you produce the same note on the third fret on the second > course. You mean fret 15 don't you? > > No! Obviously you know nothing about the baroque guitar! The fourth > course has two strings on it tuned an octave apart i.e. d on the middle line > of the bass clef and the d below the lowest line of treble = d d'. The > second course is b below middle c. When stopped at the 3rd fret it produces > the note d' = the same as the high string on the fourth course... > > Thanks for the rest of your advice which I shall follow. > > Monica > > > Temperature or humidity related buzzing could be caused by a loose brace. > Changes in humidity can cause the soundboard to deform slightly causing a > brace which has become partially detached from it to rattle. But check all > possible exterior causes first. Otherwise one might find nothing wrong after > opening an onstrument. Anyway if everything is all right at the moment now is > the time to make an appointment for july next year with your luthier of > choice. In the mean time, Happy luting! Lex > > > Op 20 nov 2011, om 16:07 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: > >> >> >> Hello Daniel >> >> >> >> Our musical correspondences on these lists have not crossed paths >> before (I am Baroque Guitar phobic- the stringing of 4th & 5th courses >> gives me cold chills. I prefer the simplicity of a 13 course Baroque >> lute; and I tell no one that I string my 6th course in unisons- direct >> violation of Canon Law.) >> >> >> >> You are not alone! >> >> " But right now it is fine so if I take it to the luthier he might >> wonder what I am banging on about." >> Sounds like a typical car problem- disappears in the presence of the >> mechanic, so then you have to leave it overnight so he can try to >> start it up in the morning. >> >> Yes - I have a similar problem with my car. One of the warning lights >> keeps coming on. The garage has done "diagnostic checks" and say >> nothing wrong but the light still comes on at times. >> >> You'll have to wait for that interesting combo of Santa Ana wind and >> monsoon season (Aren't you in England? >> >> Yes - I live in inner London which has its own microclimate. In the >> late summer we can have a heat wave and then the temperature can drop >> 20 degrees over night. >> >> Hope this helps, at least with the broader perspective. We are not >> alone. >> >> >> >> >> >> Yes - that's very helpful and I am grateful for all the advice from >> other people too. I plucked up my couraged and E-mailed a luthier who >> did some repairs for me a few years ago. I'll see what if anything he >> suggests. >> >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> >> >> Monica >> >> [Eugene C. Braig IV] Do be mindful that all manner of things can >> cause >> >> buzzing, from strings buzzing along lumpy frets to loose glue joints >> along >> >> structural seams to damaged/loose braces etc. ad infinitum. Do get >> it >> >> checked out, but stay open-minded regarding possible causes. >> >> Best, >> >> Eugene >> >> Thank you for all the advice. It is very helpful. The problem is - >> and the reason why I so far haven't done anything about it - is because >> it is definitely seasonal. Fine for 10 months of the year and >> gradually getting worse through July and August when we often have hot >> weather followed by heavy rain. And then suddenly perfectly OK again. >> It is also pitch related. It is focused around the high octave >> string on the fourth course and the same note stopped at the 3rd fret >> on the second course. But right now it is fine so if I take it to the >> luthier he might wonder what I am banging on about. >> I don't think it is strings or frets. Any other ideas will very >> welcome. >> Monica >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> >> [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > >
