Actually I think I've learnd the tuning would have been rather high especially in the renaissance italy but would be deeper in France and the netherlands and generally was getting deeper at the beginning of the 17th century (except italy - I have heard we could assume a pitch of a=460 hz). Isn't Hotteterre considered to have a tuning A=392? The Dresden court of August the Strong should have had a tuning of around A=415 hz.
You get quite good results about the pitch examing the preserved organs of the time and region in question. There must have been larger differences. Best wishes Thomas Am Fre, 2004-01-16 um 13.46 schrieb Christopher Schaub: > There are a few lute books that speak about tuning the top course as high as it > will go! It really depends on the singer(s) and other instruments you are > playing with. If you are a soloist, then you might try some "historical" > tunings (or tempraments for that matter) based on the pieces you are playing -- > it really varies. Singers often like to sing pieces a little lower or higher > depending upon their range. You can capo the lute to handle this for really > dramatic changes in a single program -- really, it works on the 2nd and 4th > frets. Have fun! > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > > > In my ignorance I tune my 8-course renaissance lute to 440. Is that not > > correct, or could you recommend a better tuning? I tune my guitar to 435, as > > it > > sound fuller and sweeter than at 440. Any advice would be most welcome, > > > > Cheers > > > > Tom > > > > > > -- -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss --
