To say in tune, the lute must achieve equilibrium. To do that, it has to be constructed in such a way that after a while, it slows the inner movement to a very small amount. I would say of the ones I have played about ten to fifteen percent do this. Next, the string tension must be balanced or graded so that there is a synergy between the string tension and the construction. If the string tension is balancd, all strigs have the same pull, e.g. 3.5 Kg/N. If the strings are graded, there is a tapering of the tension. dt
At 04:15 PM 1/16/2010, you wrote: >I would say that would be the job of well made and well set >pegs. An argument could be made for the actual strength of the >Lute's construction, making the assumption that the entire >instrument may shrink or expand with the level of humidity but I >find this specious. Is staying in tune the sign of a good Lute? I >would not make that judgment unless going out of tune was such a big >issue you could hear the pegs slip during the night. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Ward" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:58 PM >Subject: [LUTE] What makes a lute stay in tune? > > >> >>Ignoring for a moment the tuning instability of gut strings, what >>construction details make a lute stay in tune better? Is staying >>in tune a sign of a good lute? >> >> >> >>To get on or off this list see list information at >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>signature database 4778 (20100116) __________ >> >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> >> > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 4778 (20100116) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com > > >
