Dear Lute Listers I obtained my first lute a couple of weeks ago and have just broken a string. There has been a lot of technical stuff about strings on the discussion list in recent times, but to be honest, such technicalities are beyond me. I should like some practical advice, please, because I don't understand why I broke the string. I was trying to tune it to F, and had got to E, so it was well below what I was aiming for. I should have thought that there was no reason for the break. I had successfully tuned the lute a couple of times in the previous week, so I know it's possible!
As a classical guitarist, I do find the tuning pegs awkward. Indeed, I am finding the whole lute awkward at present, but I've no doubt that eventually I might get the hang of it and actually be able to play something! In the meantime, any practical hints on tuning - without too much science - would be most appreciated. Thanks, Regards Caroline To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
