Ed, Here are the string distances measured between the centers of the strings: Course 6: 4.1 mm at the bridge and 3.4 mm at the nut. Course 7: 4.2 mm and 3.6mm, respectively.
Both courses have nylon filament copper overspun bases and nylgut trebles. Does that sound like collision courses? Thanks, Peter. On Thu, 21 Jul 2011, Ed Durbrow wrote: > Are you using overspuns? I think you will find an improvement with gut of the > correct thickness and tension. However, please tell us what the actual > spacing is. I had this same problem with my current Ren lute when I first got > it. It was an 8 course. I had the bridge re-spaced to become a 7 course and > the string spacing within a course expanded and that solved the problem. > > On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Peter Nightingale wrote: > >> The lute is an archlute made by Joel van Lennep, who knows what he does, >> which strongly suggests that I am the problem or maybe the strings. > > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > the next auto-quote is: In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. (Ethan Allen) /\/\ Peter Nightingale Telephone (401) 874-5882 Department of Physics, East Hall Fax (401) 874-2380 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
