> From: Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: arch-guitar
> To: "David van Ooijen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008, 5:24 PM
> David,
>
> I think (or thought) Rob said that his instrument was
> strung so that the lowest bass went down to A, (ie 3 lines
> below bass F clef) rather than just A an octave higher
> (bottom space of bass F clef). Hence my comments
>
> M.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 10/9/08, David van Ooijen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > From: David van Ooijen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: arch-guitar
> > To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
> > Date: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008, 9:15 AM
> > >>
> > basses would most likely have been of gut and, due to
> the
> > relatively
> > short string length, therefore at the higher octave.
> > <<
> >
> > Still figuring out the 'features' of gmail, so
> > correct me if I missed
> > something...
> >
> > String length of ca 116cm, single strings, plain gut,
> > a'=440Hz
> > You should be able to go down to around E-flat
> (according
> > to the
> > Kürschner slide rule on 'what works for what type
> of
> > string'). That
> > would make A well within the safety zone.
> > From personal experience, as opposed to slide rules, I
> can
> > say single
> > basses on three archlutes I've seen, heard and in
> one
> > case play a lot
> > with neck extensions of around that string length
> (mine at
> > 106cm, a
> > friend's at 110 and the other friend's
> something
> > similar), single
> > basses are no problem. Mine goes down to G, both my
> > friend's
> > instruments to F.
> > So, I'd say going down to a mere A on something
> around
> > 116cm is well
> > within possibilities. And considering you're not
> likely
> > to play Maria
> > Vespers or other big continuo jobs on an instrument
> like
> > that, but
> > rather modest solo music in an intimate setting, I
> think
> > it's no
> > problem at all.
> >
> > David - not denying bigger is better, of course
> >
> > www.davidvanooijen.nl
> >
> >
> >
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