Bob Lusk wrote: > Hi - Is there an FAQ for the cittern list. I'm wondering what the scale > length and string gauges are for english guittars.
I'm working on a "stringed instruments identification" feature for some of my sites. There's a very early draft of it at: http://www.mandolin-player.com/instruments/mando-a-z.html The finished one will be fully searchable and of course not restricted to mandos and citterns and along with another project of mine (a historical stringed instruments catalogue) should hopefully be a good tool for answering this kind of questions. Well of xourse, it *isn't* finished yet, but the data I have for the English guittar is: +Scale: 418-452 mm +Strings: 10 (ocassionally 12) +Course: 6: (2 or 3 - 2 or 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1) +Frets: Fixed +Body: Lute shape +Top: Flat +Back: Flat +Bridge: Floating +String gauges ... no idea, but there are others here who know much more about the English guittar than I do. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com http://www.digital-bookshelf.com http://www.abc-notation.com http://www.blues-banjo.com http://www.mandolin-player.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://www.roarogfrank.com http://www.online-guitarist.com http://www.blues-harmonica.com http://www.folk-banjo.com http://www.gitar-siden.com http://www.midi-site.com http://www.percussion-tracks.com http://www.slide-guitar.com http://www.the-blues-guitar.com http://www.website-helper.com http://www.blues-mandolin.com http://home.online.no/~frnordbe/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
