On Feb 13, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
> Yes, the French seem to have played at a lower standard.
Well, let's not be unkind...
> Even Hoppy
> Smith's Vieux Gaultier recording was at 392.
I didn't know Hoppy was =06French.
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Yes, the French seem to have played at a lower standard. Even Hoppy
Smith's Vieux Gaultier recording was at 392.
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At 05:03 PM 2/13/2008 -0800, howard posner wrote:
>On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
>
> > Generally, the lute in mid to later 17th century France was the d
> > mi
On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
> Generally, the lute in mid to later 17th century France was the d
> minor
> tuning. The top string was usually at "f". For a length of 68 cm,
> generally, a gut treble can go to f at a=415. If you exceed 68 cm,
> the
> standard for "a" pro
Stephen,
Thanks!!!
you are way too kind, and may very well cause a relapse of my aristophilia.
As to musical workings- you are "right on the money" as we say in this
country.
I should be careful not to repeat an old anecdote relayed by a contemporary,
who wrote that the reason why the friendship
Generally, the lute in mid to later 17th century France was the d minor
tuning. The top string was usually at "f". For a length of 68 cm,
generally, a gut treble can go to f at a=415. If you exceed 68 cm, the
standard for "a" probably dropped a bit, as with my many years of
experience, the t
