Waling . Tiersma
Fri, 02 May 2008 01:05:56 -0700
Before I started building my 4 course guitar I adapted the small guitar of my children (string-length 48 cm). (The instrument sounded quite well as a modern guitar when tuned in A.) 2 strings less and evenly spaced in nut and bridge. I tuned it to (low-)G C E a with nylon strings to start practicing before the real instrument was finished. I tried for instance a pavan by Mudarra and some easy pieces from Le Roy. The sound and feel were totally different from the real instrument. (Like a capo on a modern guitar en playing on the upper 4 strings). I didn't know that at that time however, so I enjoyed it nonetheless. So in my opiniion an adapted uke - or small guitar - is quite a pour replacement of the real thing. The time and energy that I invested in building the 4-course guitar was fare more effective.... Waling P.S. A bit off-topic, but some time ago I stumbled over this clip: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=829401773913198414 While definitely not 'early music' in our interpretations it sure is old music for many... Op Do, mei 1, 2008 22:51 schreef Rob MacKillop: > OK...I can't believe I'm asking this - it's for someone else, believe > me... > > Does anyone play the 4-course guitar repertoire on a ukelele? If so, what > tuning, and what octave for the fourth course? Are double-course ukes > available? Gut strings? > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html