No, it is a single-strung archlute. Interestingly enough, the ensemble (and the archlutenist) are playing in a = 440, instead of 415. As well, if you notice his tuning, he is playing as though it were in the key of C major, instead of D major! Therefore, he is tuned with the top string in a, instead of g!! The neck of this single strung archlute appears short in proportion to the size of the body of the lute. He probably wanted a big sound, but at a higher pitch than the customary "g" lute. Notice that he has only 8 frets on the fingerboard. He is playing all synthetic strings, tuned in a, at a + 440.
I have performed this concerto many times, and I have not decided on the best solution. Firstly, I did it on a "g" lute, but D major is awkward on a g lute. I did it in an alto lute in a, and it works marvelously like that (this is what this particular lutenist is doing). I have also done it on a soprano lute in d, but it is played an octave higher, and it gets fairly high on the fret board, but it really works well that way too. ed At 11:30 PM 11/12/2007 -0200, Bruno Correia wrote: >Is this a baroque lute? >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4GKIILF_U > >Seems to be single strung through out... > >-- > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1125 - Release Date: >11/11/2007 9:50 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
