Urmawy unambigiously describes a psaltery with twisted copper-wire strings
in the second half of the 13th cent. c.e. which does not seem to have been a
novelty.
What were the early clavichords (as in Zwolle) strung with? I would assume
keyboard makers have established the early history of their str
Caroline Chamberlain wrote:
> Sorry, I should have said...fourth course, F below middle C and I was using
> an electronic keyboard as reference for the note. (I also have a
> guitar/bass guitar tuner, but it doesn't do F.) The string was fine metal
> wound around something, not gut. Fortunately, I
A man stumbled into the emergency room dressed in a medieval bard's outfit,
clutching his stomach with one hand and moaning in agony. With his free hand he
was clutching a lute, which he dropped on the floor in front of the nurse's
station. He then collapsed in a heap on the floor, rolled hi
Caroline Chamberlain wrote:
> I should like some practical advice, please, because I don't
> understand why I broke the string. I was trying to tune it to F
Fourth course f below middle C? or something else? What was the string
made of?
HP
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Tony Chalkley wrote:
> Just an idea that I wouldn't know how to put into practice - they couldn't
> have roped but left a finer "tail" to go through the hole, could they? I'm
> thinking of a make of guitar and bass strings where only the core lies on
> the saddle and of course piano strings.
>
>
Leonard Williams wrote:
"...Since the harp strings are not stopped (except on rare occasions), would
the string need to be perfectly true? ..."
I haven't given the matter any rigorous thought, but I've assumed any string
would have to be fairly uniform throughout its vibrating length to produce a
Dear Caroline,
without knowing the length of the string it's impossible to say if
it's tuned too high. In any case an early break might depend on many
parameters. One of them is humidity. It weaks a lot gut strings and they
broke a lot early. Or it might be a defective string. Eventually ev
Dear Martin,
>
> I agree completely that the sources suggest even "feel"
> across the strings, and 13N or whatever is implausibly
> low. I don't know how to resolve the apparently
> impossible combination of clear, stiff, non-roped,
> non-loaded strings thin enough to go through bridge
> holes,
Dear Ed,
It is certainly sad news that Dawn Culbertson has died. I never met
her, but I enjoyed reading her contributions to this list. She
combined a love of the lute and its music with common sense. Typical
was her attitude to piped music in public places, expressed in her
message to this list o
Dear Lute Listers
I obtained my first lute a couple of weeks ago and have just broken a
string. There has been a lot of technical stuff about strings on the
discussion list in recent times, but to be honest, such technicalities are
beyond me. I should like some practical advice, please, becaus
> So we are left with some very difficult problems. I'm glad that more
> people
> are now taking the debate seriously - who knows, we might end up with some
> decent (and historically plausible) lute strings...
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Martin
>
> P.S. But I'd settle for just "decent".
Actually, I fi
When someone finds out out how to string the things I might think about it.
T(op) C(at)
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Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:40 PM
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>
> Anyway, I don't care - I haven't even got a baroque lute;-)
Shame on you!
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Just an idea that I wouldn't know how to put into practice - they couldn't
have roped but left a finer "tail" to go through the hole, could they? I'm
thinking of a make of guitar and bass strings where only the core lies on
the saddle and of course piano strings.
You may argue that there is a sli
A muscovite friend (a professional singer) who lives in Zurich loves the
lute and is looking for a lutenist to work with. Anyone in Zurich or within
a SHORT commuting distance out there? Write off list.
RT
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Dear Ed and all:
Michael Praetorius, in his "Syntagma Musicum" of 1618/19, includes a
picture (Plate XX) of a bass viola with what look like roped fifth and
sixth strings. His theorbos do not appear to have roped bass strings.
Yours,
Jim
Mathias Rösel has graciously contributed 2 songs from Walter Gerwig's
collections (11-course accompaniments)
to
http://www.polyhymnion.org/lieder/german.html
Anyone else has something interesting to share?
RT
> "Der Müllerin Verrat", a Romanze by Goethe & Reichardt, for bass and
> baroque lute
>
To answer questions about other solo cds by Toyohiko Satoh that the LGS
sells, I have made a small web page advertising all we have in stock. Go to
our website
Http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/lgs/
and find 'CDs by Toyohiko Satoh' in the left collumn.
Enjoy
David
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Dear Francesco,
I agree completely that the sources suggest even "feel" across the strings,
and 13N or whatever is implausibly low. I don't know how to resolve the
apparently impossible combination of clear, stiff, non-roped, non-loaded
strings thin enough to go through bridge holes, and reaso
> This thread started in reference to the possibility of medieval luthiers
> making/using wire strings for _harps_. Since the harp strings are not stopped
> (except on rare occasions), would the string need to be perfectly true? Also,
> in a case like this, we're not talking about kms of uniform
This thread started in reference to the possibility of medieval luthiers
making/using wire strings for _harps_. Since the harp strings are not stopped
(except on rare occasions), would the string need to be perfectly true? Also,
in a case like this, we're not talking about kms of uniform wi
At 9:38 AM -0600 11/27/04, Edward Martin wrote:
>the sources never mention roped
>gut. I can imagine that roping gut is a modern invention, rather than a
>historical fact. I have found the same results with roping, that it gives
>a rather dull sound. The lower tension solution seems to be logica
Ed,
It is sad to hear of Dawn's passing. I met her at a
LSA seminar many years ago. She was enthusiastic about
the lute and it's music. A devoted advocate for our
beloved instrument. She will be missed.
Sal Salvaggio
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