The breaking point of gut is around 250 Hz/m (some string makers talk
from 240Hz/m - and Mimmo give the breaking point for his very strong
type at around 260 Hz/m).
So a lute with 50 cm has the breaking point at 500 Hz. If you want to
play - instead of changing strings - you have to tune the string
around one semitone lower.
Regards,
Andreas
Am 18.06.2008 um 22:48 schrieb Leonard Williams:
On occasion the topic of "authentic" pitch arises: to what
G, e.g.,
was a lute tuned? Thre's that old dictum of tuning the treble to just
before it breaks. So--my question is: What is the breaking pitch
(frequency) of gut?
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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