I have never strung a liuto attiorbato but the principles should be exactly the
same as for any other lute with an extended neck such a swan-neck 13-course. I
find that the longer the string length, the more tension you have to put on to
get the same feel under the fingers. Similarly, for a
A String length for courses 8 - 13 on extension (Range 70-130)
To give one suggested string tension for any string length between 70
and 130cm is a little silly.
With the Kuerschner slide rule as a guide: for a string length of 70cm
it suggests around 30N for the basses and
A German, living in Belgium and maried to a Polish wife, was so kind as
to correct me on my English, in Dutch.A
Perhaps this makes more sense:
Conventional wisdom has it that the second string should have a
tension about 90% of that of the first string. The rest of the strings
Dear Bruno,
You can try the gamut's strings calculator. It suggests the following
setup for liuto attiorbato (aA5Hz):
Thirteen Course Baroque Lute with Bass Extension
String length for first courses 1 - 7 on fingerboard in cm (Range
68-82)
String
Thanks David,
I have checked previuosly Gamut's calculator but I wasn't sure if I
could use the same tension as the swan-neck. It might work, maybe
something between 2.6 and 2.8 Kg.
All the Best,
Bruno.
2014-07-12 19:18 GMT-03:00 David Morales
If you’re not in a hurry to get the instrument strung, you could try getting
two courses based on whatever criteria you think appropriate, put them on, and
see how they work. If they’re too big/tense, move them down (e.g., from ninth
and tenth to tenth and eleventh) and if they’re too slack,
Hi Howard,
Yes that's a very good advice.A
Thanks.
2014-07-12 20:10 GMT-03:00 howard posner [1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com:
If you're not in a hurry to get the instrument strung, you could try
getting two courses based on whatever criteria you think
appropriate, put them
