I tend to agree, with David. I have noticed that = within a voice
(and sometimes accross voices) the more strings of the same = type you
use, the better the string's quailities can be heard. This seems t= o
be a case of sympathetic resonance behaviour.
I have used Aquila V= enice both for the Meanes of my 11c lute, and for
the octave strings for th= e bass down from the 7th to 11th (in keeping
with an interpetation of Mace'= s advice). The singing quality of these
strings now descends right accross = from the Meanes through to the
Bass (but of course the loaded diapasons are= also Venice giving
further sympathetic resonance); and there results a ver= y smooth
transition from bass to Meanes, which is really what I was looking=
for.
I am searching for a homogneous sound, with clarity, but melodic s=
ustain.
Others may have different priorities, and find them in quit= e
different string types, but what ever qualities you are searching for,
I = think this principle of sympathetic behaviour remains valid.
&= nbsp; While replacing the standard HT gut octaves, I also altered
the= tension, as suggested to me by Ed Martin, Martin Shepherd, and
Mimmo Peruf= fo, so as to have the octave at a slightly higher tension
than the bass. Th= e octave meanes then presumably become the leading
voice, as it were, and a= ny slight "thuddy" quality of the basses
seems to disappear.
It also= becomes far easier to play the octaves alone (without their
basses) at lea= st on an 11c lute. I believe it would be a little more
difficult on a 13 co= urse lute.
My experience is strongly associated with these Aquila&n= bsp; strings,
but I think this would again be valid for other string types,= so long
as the Meanes chosen are sufficently flexible when fully tense.
Regards
Anthony
---- Message d'origine ----
>De : "David van Ooijen" <[email protected]>
>=C3=80 : "Lute list" <[email protected]>
>Objet : [LUTE] Re: String Question
>Date : 01/11/2009 21:23:19 CET
>
>> On 1 Nov 2009, at 03:32, luther maynard wrote:
> >
> >> I'll work gut into the set, but not right now.<= br> >
>
> Don't mix your strings. Different kinds on one instrument tend to
> create inbalance in sound and a lute harder to keep in tune.
>
> David
>
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