On Jan 15, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Rob wrote: > so why do people choose to tune to G? > Is it purely because they already think 'in G', or is there another > reason?
G tuning (with the second course at lute pitch) seems to have been
common in England. Mace wrote that the theorbo was just a big lute
("our old English lute") with the first course down an octave.
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