Are we talking Gaffer tape here, like to hold down a mic cable in a concert hall? Brilliant. dt
At 06:41 AM 10/28/2008, you wrote: >On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Omer katzir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have decided to try "Just" tuning first > >I have never tried. Let us know if it works for you. > > > I'm in a very noisy environment sometimes > >The ST-122 can be confuesd by ambient noise like computer fans. I use >a clip on mic if I'm in an orchestra, or the singer copies the notes I >try to tune (you ever noticed that: play a note, to tune that is, and >singers invariably start to sing that note, oblvious of any tuning >efforts). > > > First, With what to make the Tastino? I do not want it to be > permanent. tape > > is good, but how large should i make it? long like a fret? > >I use short ones, just long enough to fit under the strings where I >need them. I'm too limited for double frets, they confuse me. Stephen >Stubbs had little grooves in his theorbo to slide wooden tastini in. >Another friend uses little ebony wedges, a little wider than a pair of >strings, he slides under the real frets. Experiemnt with somethng that >works for you, doesn't buzz, is adjustable, etc. Masking tape and fret >gut is all right for starters. > > > Second, What about the frets on the lute body? there are three. I guess > > there is some trick with that... > >No trick, just out of tune playing. But you won't need these often in >the repertoire you'll be using non ET for, and if so perhaps just on >the first course in single notes. Push and bend. > >David > >-- >******************************* >David van Ooijen >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.davidvanooijen.nl >******************************* > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
