Hi Ned! =46orgot something...
Yet another heresy maybe. And I surely hope the experienced players will no= t=20 crucify me for my unclean thoughts. :-) But I guess the gut-set you have is too light in tension for a "standard"=20 tuning? Probably in G? If so, why not try to go up to A for once? Or even=20 higher? I hope I am not giving any advice that might be dangerous to your instrumen= t,=20 so just for safety let us wait until other, more experienced players have=20 chimed in. =20 The thought just ocurred to me because Hans Newsidler (who originated from = the=20 region I live in btw) taught to tune the first string as high as it would g= o.=20 Logically this would mean thinner strings (lower tension compared to thicke= r=20 ones in same tuning) =3D higher tuning on the same instrument. With best regards Wolfgang K=FChn Am Mittwoch, 18. November 2009 15:09:29 schrieben Sie: > Hi Wolfgang, >=20 > The nut on each of my lutes looks like ivory or bone - pure white. Do I > take it then that you use gut strings now? The sound and feel of gut is > addictive, I think. Unfortunately, the set of gut strings that I have is > too light in tension. Before ordering another set, I want to be sure I > can arrive at the right thickness/tension. I know that there are charts > giving equivalent tensions among different strings, and will have to > consult them. I currently have a set of strings on one lute which seem > about right for me, but they came on the instrument and I don't know the= ir > gauges. I have a micrometer but it's in thousands-of-an-inch rather than > mm; I think I need to purchase one in mm. >=20 > For anyone buying a recorder to record themselves, I would emphasize that > the sound quality you are able to hear is very much dependent on what you > play back through. Good headphones aren't cheap but are a good investmen= t. >=20 > Ned >=20 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
