Thanks, Dan.
Normally I tune these lutes (67cm)in F (you can think of it, as I
usually do, as g' at a'=392) - but I find they are often just as happy a
semitone lower (i.e. top string e' at modern pitch).
This particular lute has gone, but I will be playing some pieces on my
old 7c lute - the second lute I made, in 1982 - which has a 67.3cm
string length. It has a narrower body than the C36, yew ribs, and has
always been one of my favourites. Watch out for more yummy bass notes!
Best wishes,
Martin
On 11/04/2011 01:29, Daniel Winheld wrote:
Finally got to hear this- lots of applause, floor stomping, whistles,
& "Encores!" from the audience. That big, low sound- (F, A=415 ?)
-all gut, like big bites of dark chocolate. Yummy delicious. Much
like my Larson only deeper. Fine playing too; perfect pacing,
impeccable phrasing, full solid tone, and just enough realism to show
that a human being is playing a real instrument in actual time. Very
close stringing to my 8 course- but I only have the Larson gimp on my
8th/D (63.7 cm, G lute, A=415) and get away with plain Pistoys on
7th, 6th, and 5th.
When you've seen one lute player hunched over his lute with a pained
expression on his face, you've seen the lot. But I agree it's
interesting to watch the hands at work, though that takes us into
the realm of having someone else to control the camera.
I don't know- some players sway, drool, and grimace more than others.
I'm sure you're presentable- (I would have remembered anything
exceptional at whatever lute seminar it was that I met& heard you
some years ago.) It's always fun for lute geeks to see each other's
hands at work- on a lute that size& all gut, it would also be
interesting to hear the differences between thumb in vs. thumb out.
You should make one of those to keep for yourself- it can only get better.
Dan
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