Chris & all,
Perhaps I stand corrected, but we really do not know how well the old
strings were made. You make a very convincing argument on how some people
may have devoted their lives to merely make a great, long-lasting treble
string. Who knows?
Perhaps they actually could make a treble s
Perhaps when you say, "Again, there's no proof, but
increasing the life of a treble string would
undoubtedly have been one of the areas of prime
concern. (Indeed, Mace in 1676 implies that trebles
were stronger than the basses!)"
it depends what that means. As I understand it, under equel ten
Hi Theo,
Harpsichords and woodwind did not undergo a radical retuning as did the
lute, which very likely dropped in tension as it dropped in pitch. Also, the
11c repertoire is almost exclusively solo - so, what other instruments were
tuned to is arguably of no importance. But if you want to tune t
David gave the best description. It is more a matter of tension, than it
is pitch.
I am uncertain if the strings back in the period were better than ours
today. That is unproven, and as we have no strings of which to compare, we
really cannot assume they were better than what is available tod
>>>On 14/02/2008, T. Diehl-Peshkur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For most string instruments, the usual method was to tune the highest note
> as high as comfortable, and go from there.<<<
I haven't found a 17th or 18th-century French source for that. Have you?
Without a quotation to back you up
Thanks everyone for the responses so far!
The info on wind instruments and the prevalence of +/- 392Hz etc. is
clearbut I am just not convinced yet...
For most string instruments, the usual method was to tune the highest note
as high as comfortable, and go from there.
Especially when used for s
I play at 392 with a string length of 69. My baroque guitar is also at 392
for de Visee. This is a home recording of my 11c:
http://www.rmguitar.info/mp3s/11c/TombeauDeDuBut.mp3
Some like that low pitch, others don't. You will read conflicting reports
about pitch during this period in France, and
