I see that the Alto doesnt measure that much differently from a regular gurdy... 36cm it says there... So, apart from the great craftmanship, what gives this deep alto sound - just lower strings (along with some reinforcing of the whole instrument in order to get the different amount of tension?)
great sound... On 10/12/07, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suspected it was the Alto, but can anyone figure out how each string is > tuned? I really like the harmony... > > On 10/12/07, Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It's this type of instrument, which the maker calls the "Alto": > > > > > > http://www.weichselbaumer.cc/english/alto.html > > > > -Arle > > > > On Oct 12, 2007, at 3:59 PM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu wrote: > > > > Hi there > > > > Can anybody with a better ear than mine tell me what kind of tuning > > (chanterelles, drones, etc) does Eaton has on this marvellous tune? > > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=vRQaWbI1rus > > > > Are his chanterelles (at least one of them) an octave apart? Is this an > > alto HG - it sounds almost cello-like... Great! > > > > Augusto > > > > > > > > > >
