Clearly all this is subject to considerations of local pitch
standards
and national preferences.......................
There you go. Proclaim A to be 392 (or 377) for the south eastern
seaboard of the US and treat yourself to the nice new larger lute you
so royally deserve. The Pavins sound lovely down a bit.
Alternately you can put a few thicker strings on your current ax and
get a new sound out of it.
Sean
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