Well put, Vance. A very sensible account of the "problem of sound" ! Thanks for making things clear for everybody. There's relativity in everything, as someone said before me... ;-)
Jean-Marie ======= 28-09-2008 18:01:08 ======= > >I suspect a couple of things on this issue that go toward the nature of >strings as it relates to sound and playing position. The concept, nature >and tension of strings from an historical view point has been discussed here >many times and at length. The only absolute that we can derive from these >discussions is that we really don't know much for sure. > >The iconography indicates a move in right hand position toward the bridge as >the Sixteenth Century progresses and more strings are added to the Lute. > >It is not difficult to assume that as more strings are added that, of >necessity, they would, or should have to be of lesser tension else the >instrument would implode under the combined pressure of additional courses. >If this assumption is true then strings of lesser tension would have to be >played at a location nearer to the bridge in order to produce a pleasing >sound. I of course am no specialist and the preceding is but my theory. > > But still it could come back to the nature of the original period strings >and our lack of knowledge of how they were made. We often make assumptions >based on our ability, or inability, to duplicate what we believe to be >factual. When in the end we are confronted with contradictions we are loath >to think our research is flawed. > >Until that point when we know for sure the how's and why's of historical >practices we can only explore, examine, and try to apply them to the real >world of Lute playing we strive in. We should attempt to get the best sound >out of the instrument and strings we have beneath our fingers at the moment. >If playing near the bridge makes your instrument sound like someone dropping >nails into a large empty can then don't play near the bridge. > >VW >----- Original Message ----- >From: "howard posner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:52 AM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute sound > > >> >> On Sep 28, 2008, at 5:57 AM, Mathias Rösel wrote: >> >>>>> might argue that there _was_ kinda ideal sound. On my way through >>>>> the >>>>> museum of musical instruments in Vienna, I learned that in the 16th >>>>> century it was "Spaltklang". >>> >>>> The obvious question would be "who said that?" >>> >>> The museum's iPod >8) >> >> And how old is the iPod? >> -- >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 >1:11 PM > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://poirierjm.free.fr 28-09-2008
