It sounds similar to my hg. I have a D-G instrument. I've equipped it with a
viola C which I've tuned to a D for the lower chanterelle. I also have a cello
C string which I've also tuned to a D below that D for the Gros Bourdon. I
have a renaissance gurdy by Olympic musical instruments. People tell me all
the time that it sounds like a Cello. Now of course, I don't play it as ably
and beautifully as Mike Eaton, but I think you can get a similar sound with
this tuning. - Jocelyn
----- Original Message -----
From: Augusto de Ornellas Abreu
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] great tune played by Mike Eaton
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
