I had mine 8 + 6. For F# and G#, indeed, very usefull when playing continuo. But after changing to gut I was not satisfied with 7 and 8 (I know: too small a theorbo in the first place, but that has its advantages, too). So had 7 + 7 for a while and then 6 + 8. Sound is so much better now. Theorbos are all about low basses, so it does make sense. And I can live without F# and G#, after all.
David On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Nigel Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even though most surviving theorbos are strung 6 + 8, does anyone know of > any originals strung 8 + 6 as many modern players seem to prefer? > Certainly being able to stop the 7th and 8th courses (i.e. Gsharp and F > sharp) makes life easier, but you don't benefit of course from the wonderful > "presence" of the long basses. > > Anyway, just wondering > > Nigel > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl *******************************
