"bruno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
> I am about re-convert this 11 course into a small theorbized lute with single basses.
which purpose do you pursue? Will it be a tuorbe after Mersenne's
description? Or what do you intend to do with it?
> No one in this thread has discussed the evolution of
Pardon my intrusion on this subject, although I have never really
explored baroque lute (from lack of owning a real baroque lute ) I own a
10 course which was indeed converted to an 11 course, using the techique
mentioned earlier. I am about re-convert this 11 course into a small
theorbized lu
Dear Kenneth and All:
It seems to me that the melodic function of the Renaissance lute's
chanterelle is shared by the top two strings of a baroque lute, partly due
to the smaller interval between the strings. The increasing emphasis on
treble and bass (as opposed to evenly distributed counterp
oddly enough, this was posted recently on one of the oud lists.
" When adding a sixth string or a sixth course (that would be the thick
strings 11 and 12 from the bottom), it is recommended to thread them
thru the first pair of the lower pegs, pegs 1 & 2 close to the top nut
or the nose. And mo
on the oud, the paired courses are attached to the pegs in such a way
that the tension is distributed evenly across the peg box. if there
are multiple, paired bass courses this would create an imbalance due to
increased tension and cause the peg box to twist. if you were to
juggle the connect
I think the reason the top two courses are single is actually the same
as why the renaissance lute has (mostly) a top single course. The
problem, as I've understood it, although I can't quite find chapter and
verse, is finding thin top courses which begin and remain in tune with
each other ac
