an that they were using a
> > higher pitch
> > >to begin with, since their strings were so much
> > better? I think everyone
> > >using full gut would agree that the basses just
> > need the extra
> > >pitch raising to 400 or 415 to sound really
> > opti
about what was typical
back then,
I really wonder if the pitch wasn't higher than we
imagine...despite all the
wonderful recordings in low pitch 392.
Are we merely accepting something because it has
been done that way so
often?
From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 1
ould have us all believe.
> Cheers,
> Theo
>
>
> --
> *From: *Rob MacKillop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *Date: *Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:57:14 +0000
> *To: *"T. Diehl-Peshkur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *Cc: *baroque Lutelist
> *Subject:
what was typical back then,
>I really wonder if the pitch wasn't higher than we imagine...despite all the
>wonderful recordings in low pitch 392.
>Are we merely accepting something because it has been done that way so
>often?
>
>
>
>From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECT
>>>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
despite all the
wonderful recordings in low pitch 392.
Are we merely accepting something because it has been done that way so
often?
From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:03:08 -0800
To: baroque Lutelist
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pitch for French music
On Feb
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
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
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
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