[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread wikla
On 5/24/2008, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember reading in some message here about on-line calculators, but looking > over my saved messages I can't seem to find that one. Couple of my calculators: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html http://ww

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread Martin Shepherd
I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what shall we say for the fingerboard strings, only 5m? How many lute players does it take to play a Finnish theorbo? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/24/2008, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAI

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread Peedu Timo
@cs.dartmouth.edu Aihe: [LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what shall we say for the fingerboard strings, only 5m? How many lute players does it take to play a Finnish theorbo? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread Martin Shepherd
rboard. Timo ;-) Lähettäjä: Martin Shepherd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: la 24.5.2008 16:52 Vastaanottaja: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Aihe: [LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread roman turovsky
Stricktly reindeer gut strung, in 1/2 comma Lappi temperament. RT - Original Message - From: "Peedu Timo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Martin Shepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:07 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings Our F

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread howard posner
On May 24, 2008, at 6:52 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: > I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out > the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what shall we say for the > fingerboard strings, only 5m? Anything shorter than 3 meters is a toy theorbo anyway. -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread wikla
On 5/24/2008, "Martin Shepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the > stringing for a 10m theorbo - what shall we say for the fingerboard > strings, only 5m? How many lute players does it take to play a Finnish > theorbo? Well, you c

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread Gernot Hilger
Don't say that too loudly. You'll fall prey to Stephen Barber's wrath. Ask Martyn! On 24.05.2008, at 16:25, howard posner wrote: On May 24, 2008, at 6:52 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: I note with interest that Arto's calculator allows us to work out the stringing for a 10m theorbo - what shal

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-24 Thread howard posner
On May 24, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Gernot Hilger wrote: > Don't say that too loudly. You'll fall prey to Stephen Barber's > wrath. Ask Martyn! I'm far more likely to fall prey to Martyn's wrath. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/inde

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-25 Thread Martyn Hodgson
site in the section on mandoras/gallichons. MH. Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! for Good --- On Sun, 25/5/08, howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: howard posner <[EMA

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-05-25 Thread howard posner
On May 25, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: > Very good mt dear Howard - but really not at all. I very much > welcomed your informed contributions as testing the envelope of > knowledge by citing early sources and organological data rather > than assertions based simply on personal

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-06-01 Thread howard posner
and Venice in discrete semitone steps). Domestic music making, especially with lutes, might well have not reflected such a significant and discrete variation --- On Sun, 25/5/08, howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Re

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-06-02 Thread Martyn Hodgson
rope at the time? MH --- On Sun, 1/6/08, howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings > To: "LUTELIST List" > Date: Sunday, 1 June, 2008, 9:04 PM > On May 26, 2008, at 7:22 AM

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-06-02 Thread howard posner
On Jun 2, 2008, at 2:06 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: > How do do we (ie you) know, without prejudging the issue, that > > "1) the actual range of sizes of surviving instruments is much > larger" This implies you are able to identify double re-entrant > instruments from single (not to mention arc

[LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings

2008-06-03 Thread Martyn Hodgson
--- On Mon, 2/6/08, howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Choosing Strings > To: "LUTELIST List" > Date: Monday, 2 June, 2008, 6:31 PM > On Jun 2, 2008, at 2:06 AM, Martyn Hodgson wro