And the double metal wounds struck together seem to reinforce
themselves so they ring f-o-r--e--v---a----h !
"Uuuwwaaaaaaoooowaaaooooo....ooo, baby!"
We 'stuck-in-the-rennaissance-touchy-feely-ropey-gut-types' just have
to go to longer lutes to get that kind of sustain-lovin' action.
Sean
On Jul 16, 2009, at 10:11 AM, David van Ooijen wrote:
Different take on the issue.
If you're using a metal-wound (rich in harmonics) on the 5th course of
an 8-course lute, there is no reason whatsoever to pair that with an
octave string (there only to enrich a dull (gut) bass string with
extra harmonics).
So, how about replacing the octave string with another metal-wound?
When still using metal-wounds on my 8-course, this was my set-up. No
octave string on the 6th course either, btw.
David
have got 8-course lute, G-tuning, 572 mm bridge to nut. My fifth
course (C)
consists of Nylgut 56 and wounded NG 112D (octave difference).
After fine
tuning the "untouched" course (both in tune, c+C), the problem
appears when
playing the course on 2nd, 3rd etc fret. The unwounded string
remains in
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