Hi Tristan,
Nobody's written yet so I'll have a go.
Like most lute objects the ren. guitar has a top string tuned as high
and as comfortably as possible. For a 55cm length that translates to an
A (415, 450 or nearby). I use the same diameter schedule as the top 4
courses on other lutes (with an allowance for the half-step higher 3rd
course tho it's hardly necessary).
The observation that it's similar to the inner 4 courses is more to
show the interval relationship. By coincidence it's also the 4 inner
courses of a descant lute with a top string of d.
Sean
On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 5:00 AM, Tristan von Neumann
<[1]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote:
Hi Lustists with Ren-Guitar!
How would you string a Renaissance Guitar diameter-wise, let's say
55 cm, what are the most common tunings in Morlaye and Le Roy? (I'd
love to play the Albert fantasies too). I see the "middle of a 6
course lute" is one possibility, what are others?
What string diameters would you recommend to enable tuning changes
without changing strings and still have an acceptable playability?
Thanks :)
To get on or off this list see list information at
[2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
--
References
1. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de
2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
