I think one problem will be getting a chanterelle that won't break with a 63cm scale and tuned to g at a440. Gut probably wouldn't last very long, but synthetics would be OK. I support the advice you've been given about making sure the tension isn't too much. If I remember correctly, raising the pitch of an instrument by a semitone (without changing the strings) will add about 12% to the tension - quite significant. Bill From: Gert de Vries <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011, 20:27 Subject: [LUTE] string tension Dear all, I have a little problem, my lute maker who always helps me with my strings is far away till december. My lute is tuned in 415, and I need to go to 440, and I am really bad in calculating, so maybe there is someone who is able to do that without too much effort? I would be really happy. The lute's mensura is 63 cm and it is stringed with nylgut. In 415 it is: Chanterelle I have d'd' is 0,54 aa is 0,68 ff is 0,82 cc is 104 D G-g is 136 D - 0,73 Thanks in advance, Gert de Vries To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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