Dear Chris,
The tuning of the low E I find is most effectively tuned also against the A drone as a fifth or its inversion. This is also an octave to the top E so it can be checked both ways. The 'third' way is to use the tuning meter which I find to be the quickest way to tune most of the notes before putting them to the test against the appropriate ?drone. Colin R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 8:49 Subject: RE: [NSP] tchuning Ah, sorry, I had misread you to mean "if you try to use the B you've already got (from tuning for G major) against a drone in tune with the E you've already got (from the A) it won't work. Because, as you explain, the B would need to be sharper.?It is strange, I find, that Mike Nelson explains?his lower tuning for the bottom E as being for the sake of G major rather than for permitting E minor. I have my low E?a bit flat relative to the top E and this permits me to play in E minor quite successfully (it was tuned this way by the maker). The middle E even tho it is tuned as a perfect fifth against the A drone does not sound too sharp against the G and D drones strangely enough.? ? The interval C-E?can sound a bit odd tho, at least to my lugs. chirs? ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
