I use equal on my two continuo theorbos, and tapered for the solo instruments, the theorbo and the archlute. I think the equal is the most stable but the bass is too loud for solo work. dt
At 02:47 AM 1/17/2010, you wrote: >On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:41 AM, David Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > >Interestingly, among hip-string players Equal Tension is the buzz >words for quite a while now. I've always thought this might be a valid >concept for a single-strung theorbo, but I've never actually tried it. >Anybody with hands-on experience? > >David > > > >-- >******************************* >David van Ooijen >[email protected] >www.davidvanooijen.nl >******************************* > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
