Does anyone else find that harmonies, particularly those on the lower strings, are muddy when played in a tuning respective to an "e" first string? I can't quote specific pieces, but non-perfect intervals especially seem to sound especially unclear. I don't seem to notice this problem when playing a minor third higher. (Octave stringing seems to help all the more.)
Just an observation. Fred -----Original Message----- >From: Michael Gillespie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 27, 2008 8:48 PM >To: Vihuelalist <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: f# > > ---It seems that many modern transcriptions choose "g" as the pitch for > the > treble string. The reason for this is, in my opinion, for > standardization > reasons. It is an incorrect assumption to therefore conclude because > modern > transcriptions chose "g", therefore all vihuelas were in "g". Almost > all > people in our times who play vihuela read from tablature, so it does > not > > matter the size or pitch.--- > > What is the "standard" pitch for playing in a modern early (haha) > ensemble? > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 1:05 AM, Josh Horn > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > would tuning my classical guitar's g string to f# then adding a capo > to the 3rd fret be close to Vihuela tuning? - or more lute like? > --- > Joshua Edward Horn > Sales Associate ; Radio Shack > -- > _______________________________________________ > Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: > Download Opera 9 at [2]http://www.opera.com > Powered by Outblaze > To get on or off this list see list information at > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > >References > > 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2. http://www.opera.com/ > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
