"damian dlugolecki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hello Mathias, The concept of this lute is to be able to use the same > diapasons, of gut, for the lower courses. That is to say, by increasing the > vibrating string length step-wise, you mitigate the need to increase > diameter as you go down the scale. This is one of those concepts that > reaffiirms the notion that the lute was strung completely in gut.
BTW, the Mest lute had overspan bass courses (copper). Mathias > > Dear Collected Wisdom, > > > > is there someone on the list who is willing to share their experiences > > with double headed 12c lutes and related repertoire? I'm just about to > > enter that flowery meadow. > > > > What I'm interested in is > > - choice: What made you choose that type of lute (that luthier)? > > - measurements: Am I right in assuming that small mensur (about 55 cm > > VSL) works better? > > - inferentially, luthiers: Who built your instrument and when? > > - tunings: which one do you prefer? > > > > Any comments appreciated! > > -- > > Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
