It has three open basses which are not covered by the courses on the
fingerboard B A G.
However the fifth course on the fingerboard is used only as an open course
and the fourth course is stopped in only one place.
The instrument seems to be designed to have almost entirely unstopped
courses - rather like the angelique.
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
To: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Cc: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Guitarre theorbee
Monica Hall wrote:
Just to let you all know that the final version of my thoughts on the
subject of the Guitarre theorbee is now on my own web page -
[1]www.monicahall.co.uk
It includes a staff notation transcription of all twelve pieces from
the Gallot manuscript.
Monica
--
Quite an intricate argument! So, for the Gallot pieces, the bass line is
either implausibly low or - if an octave higher - then just one extra
course tuned to G would give the same range as seven (!) extra basses?
Sorry, if I've misunderstood.
It might be slightly interesting to note that the normal 7-string Russian
guitar (of the 19th century) had a version with extra basses but was tuned
so that the lowest string was only one tone lower than the ordinary
7-string version. The ordinary Russian guitar has the seventh string at D,
the Russian 10-string guitar has the lowest note at C. Yet, quite often,
music for the 7-string guitar directs the player to lower the seventh
string to C. So the ordinary, 7-string Russian guitar covers the same
range as the 10-string version. But the extra basses are not primarily
functioning to extend the range of bass notes but perhaps for sonority or
to make some bass notes easier to play. Maybe something similar is
intended for the Gallot instrument?
Was it mentioned in the recent discussion that at least one maker is
offering a guitar with extra basses - for playing the music of
Granata...and...Gallot?
Stuart
References
1. http://www.monicahall.co.uk/
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