>> " I seem to remember that lutes with a double chanterelle were usually >> strung in unisons."
Mimmo Peruffo disputes that assumption: from his website page "The lute in its historical reality"- 9. Double treble and unison courses: the fact that the vihuela was generally (but not always) strung with a double treble led some scholars to take that as evidence in favour of all courses having been strung with unisons. We fail to grasp the logic of it. There is, on the other hand, evidence proving that the vihuela could have a single treble, whereas most Renaissance lutes where strung with double trebles. http://www.mimmoperuffo.org/9e.htm On Nov 19, 2011, at 11:42 PM, William Samson wrote: > Again - I've forgotten the source (probably Eph Segerman), but I seem > to remember that lutes with a double chanterelle were usually strung in > unisons. I do know that Eph had a 7c lute made like this and strung > with catlines (his own manufacture - Northern Renaissance Instruments) > in the basses. It certainly worked very well, but sounded 'darker' > than a lute with octave stringing in the basses. > Bill > From: wikla <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2011, 20:51 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes? > Thanks to all for the most interesting answers! > I actually just ordered a 6 courser, model Venere (the original, the > model, > was a 7 courser, I suppose?) from Lauri Niskanen, the guy who made my > new > 11 courser. And I ordered an option to double chanterelle - just one > extra > peg, just 3 grooves and 3 holes up and down. > Any more constructive ideas what to hope and ask? > best, > Arto > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > --
