Rather, I was thinking per Dan's suggestion of tuning to the "Dminor"
way. Of course I'd lack all those harplike bass notes and only have the
fingerboard to work with.
Sean
On Mar 8, 2009, at 3:35 AM, Edward Martin wrote:
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
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