Dear Craig, The re-entrant tuning on the theorbo has its origins on the physical nature of gut strings. The long string lengths of this instrument makes impossible to get gut thin enough to have the 2nd and 1st strings at "normal" pitch. This apparent drawback, used with intelligence on continuo playing can actually be of help. The problem is that the re-entrant tuning makes the instrument somehow less logical and [EMAIL PROTECTED] have to study its possibilities carefully to make good use of it. I hope this helps, Greetings,
Alfonso The re-entrant tuning on the On 13-okt-2006, at 13:19, Craig Allen wrote: > Dear Collective Wisdom, > > The subject says it all. Re-entrant tuning is used on the theorbo > and if I recall the gittern. But why? I have not played an > instrument tuned this way so don't have any practical experience > with the sound or feel. Why are these (and presumabley other) > instruments tuned this way? > > Regards, > Craig > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
