[LUTE] Re: Portuguise gitar and Yamaha G1

2018-07-08 Thread Ed Durbrow
That was neat. Pretty much a thumb under position. On Jul 7, 2018, at 6:39 PM, Joaquim Silva wrote: > Yes, portuguese guitar is played mainly with «dos dedos» and «dedillo» > techniques, using > artificial nails acting as picks. You can see this playing style clearly > in this performance of

[LUTE] Re: original sound with original pitch

2018-07-08 Thread David van Ooijen
I think the Complete Correlli Sonatas CD box I'm in is at 392Hz. I remeber playing an archlute with very sloppy strings on those recordings (and I remember sore fingers from tile fitting, we were moving house that Summer and was called in last minute - sore fingers and all - for a

[LUTE] original sound with original pitch

2018-07-08 Thread Dieter Schmidt
I just heard a concert with Corelli Sonatas. I was surprised that in the continuo group there was a lute player with a (swanneck) baroque lute. When the concert was finished I went to ask him. That ist what he told me: He takes the baroque lute because of the pitch (415 Hz ) they