[LUTE] Re: 6th course on 'baroque' lute [was "Gut strings"]

[Stuart Walsh]

On 21/11/2011 14:09, Monica Hall wrote:

I asked because I have been comparing Foscarini's arrangements of lute works by Gaultier with the originals. He sticks very close to the original (making allowances for the absence of a 6th course and the fact that the 3rd course on the lute is a semitone lower). However, on the guitar the 4th and 5th courses are in octaves and in some ways this distorts the part writing.

Monica

Which of the Foscarini pieces are Gaultier lute pieces?



Stuart

Any thoughts on that one?

Regards

Monica

  --- On Sun, 20/11/11, Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

    From: Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
    Subject: [LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was "Gut strings"]
    To: "Daniel Winheld" <dwinh...@comcast.net>
    Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
    Date: Sunday, 20 November, 2011, 15:07

     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
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