Or even better a small theorbo in A without the octave lowered first course
removed.
But basses at the lower octave...
MH
--- On Fri, 12/9/08, Rob MacKillop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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OK, here is the video:
[1]http://tinyurl.com/5cgkdv
The instrument will be back in Germany on Sunday, and on sale.
Wolfgang's website:
Great use of video, Rob - especially the 'deep focus' when you tilt the
upper pegboard at the camera. It 's really helpful not only to see th
From: Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: arch-guitar
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Date: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008, 8:45 AM
Thanks
As said, I have a copy of the pattern somew
I know of no evidence of stringing basses other than with gut (apart from plain
metal for the cittern family) before the later 17th century references (eg
Playford) to overwinding, thus Granata's (1659) basses would most likely have
been of gut and, due to the relatively short string length, th
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The string length of the basses is c.116cms. I say 'circa' because I
couldn't find
Yes, indeed, they would double some of the fingered strings but that, I think,
is the point: you can play an open bass whilst fingering a string (even though
the same open pitch) - the same advantage indeed as the late Dm lute of course
ie not so much/or only to get lower notes but to free the
Rob,
Thanks - interesting: there's a thought that the 'basses' could have been at
the upper octave rather than the lower as you indicate. In short, descending
from the 5th course string plucked first by the thumb (ie from the a downwards
g f e d c B A and not G F E D C B, A, as you say it's no
