Hi, I was reading an article by Toyohiko Satoh in Vol. II (1969) of the LSA Journal entitled "A Method for Stringing Lutes". In it he recommends using 1/4^th to 1/5^th the tension on the octave string compared to the fundamental and that this will emphasize the fundamental and put the octave harmonic in balance. He also recommends the use of two different thicknesses for unison tuning (1/2 the tension on the "right" or upper string).
Does anyone know if this is common practice or if it was refuted at one point? Regards David Smith -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
