>> Hi Mathias, Edward and the rest of you, >> >> you might find this article interesting: >> >> http://www.tabulatura.com/Mestweb.htm >> >> I wonder how common these small baroque lutes were... > > Thank you for pointing at Kenneth Sparr's article, which is a must-read > on this field. As for your wondering, there's no hard evidence available > (except the Mest lute and the Wolf lute), as far as I can see. Most 12c > double headed lutes, according to Schulze-Kurz (who wrote on The Lute > and its Tunings During the 17th Century), were probably rebuilt and > converted later. > IMHO, Mace's tuning seems reasonable. His 1st course is G, and lutes in > G more often than not have a mensur of 55-60 cm.
So its e-minor tuning, then? Are To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
