Yes, some d minor music does work on lutes in renaissance tunings. ed
At 01:17 AM 3/8/2009 -0800, Sean Smith wrote: >One at a time sounds very productive in the learning department but less >productive in the keeping-in-tune department. >I put on the new ones and they got stable within 5 minutes. I gave em both >a quarterturndown after an hour and will watch carefully for wearwolves >gnawing on the hapless fibers. > >Dminor... Does any of that music work on a 6c? > >Sean > > >On Mar 8, 2009, at 12:42 AM, Daniel Winheld wrote: > >>That's been cited as a historic practice to preserve the life of the >>chanterelles- and perhaps the d-minor tuning got its start from >>players afraid or too lazy to tune back up and got used to >>compensating- but I've been reluctant to do it as the yanking up and >>down, not to mention wear on the nut, could also shorten the life of >>the string. >> >>I know those things are expensive, but you know how long I've had >>mine on. Since you now have a double chanterelle, why not detune & >>retune only one of them, and find out what works best? >> >> >>>For those of you who play with gut topstrings: Does anyone make a >>>habit of detuning the chanterelle(s) after a session of playing? >>> >>>I've just bought a handful of expensive strings and wonder if this >>>would increase their lifespan. Any thoughts? >>> >>>Sean >> >>-- >> >> >> >> >>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 - www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1989 - Release Date: 03/07/09 >18:43:00 Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202
