Well - the writer seems to be in favour of a string length of 61.5 cms. He is
primarily concerned with the music of Sanz and seems to be suggesting that
"Italian masters" strung their guitars with a bourdon only on the 4th course,
but high octave strings on the second, third and fifth courses. H
And a surprise to me too - since this suggestion isn't supported by the
evidence of Strad's stringing instructions!
For example the violin stringing sizes of Tartini/Riccati (eighteenth
century) applied to the guitar:
- on the fourth course the instructions pretty clearly suggest a l
Hi Martyn
Thank you for this. I've read your article several times and I think I have
understood it although when it comes anything mathematical I am seriously
challenged.
What I was really wondering was - these instructions obviously apply to the
chitarra atiorbata but should we assume that t
Dear Monica,
Have a look at FoMRHI Comm 663 (Bulletin 41, October 1985) in which I
report on two early sources of recorded violin string diameters
(Tartini's and Riccati's) and their application to Strad's instructions
for the chitarra tiorbata.
Here's the link
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