LIke popular DADGAD tuning on guitar. Timo ________________________________
L=E4hett=E4j=E4: KEVIN LAWTON [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] L=E4hetetty: la 6.10.2007 16:29 Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Aihe: [CITTERN] Re: Oh, and another question I've not heard of that specific tuning before, but have tried similar = tunings on some instruments. Having an instrument tuned to an open chord in one key but with one = string just a step or two lower than the root can actually make it = easier to play once you get used to it ! Can't explain it very well - = I think you would have to try it to see what I mean. Kevin. =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ = =20 Frank Nordberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A completely different topic, = has anybody heard of these cittern tunings before? Six course: f bb d' f' a' d'' Seven course: Bb f bb d' f' a' d'' They're from a late 18th C. cittern manuscript by the Norwegian poet Edvard Storm and look a bit peculiar to me. Bb major tuning but with the second course tuned to an A. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com <http://www.musicaviva.com/>=20 http://www.tablatvre.com <http://www.tablatvre.com/>=20 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
