I have a 63cm VL lute, it is over length for a G chanterelle. (The kit maker
has shrunk his lute by a bit since I communicated with him).
Look at Andrea Damiani's book, as translated from the Italian by our list
member Doc Rossi. Without going into details of string characteristics
Damiani lists t
Steve,
You should be able to tease a G (A/440) w/ a nylon top string (mine
always did tho I forget the gauge) or a .40mm nylgut. If you manage a
gut that makes it it won't last long. W/ any of these the chanterelle
will be generally a high squeaky tone than a lower tessura. So, yes,
you can m
I think you could tune it at 440, being careful about the tension. SO you
should use a string calculator (have you ever used Arto Wikla's?) and select
the diameters that allow you to get the desired pitch with may be lower
tension.
regards,
Laura
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