Tom
First a return question: what is you string material, brand, diameters
('numbers' for some brands)/tenison and last but certainly not least,
age? All these factors play a role. If strings are old, replace and
you'll feel better. If strings are gut, you might have a tough time
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From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk;
To: Tom tgw...@gmail.com;
Subject: Re: [LUTE] help on tuning
Sent: Thu, Oct 10, 2013 6:53:37 AM
It sounds like your octaves
Hi Tom
Sounds like it could be a problem with the grooves in the nut. If the
octave string is set too high relative to the fundamental, it will need
that much extra tension to be pressed down onto the fret, with the
obvious tuning discrepancy that you describe. It is complicated
Thanks for the suggestions. Here is the info David asked me to include:
The strings are about a week old
NNG52 - 8 course lute 5th octave c'
NNG100 - 8 course lute 5th c
NNG68 - 8 course lute 6th octave g
KFG121 - 8 course lute 6th G
NNG76 - 8 course lute 7th octave f
David,
I forgot to mention the lute is 63 cm. Thanks for your suggestions. I
have had Chris at [1]catlines.com help calculate the tensions, but as
I've only had a lute for 3 months, the tension is a bit of a mystery at
this time.
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Sincerely,
Tom
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