Dear Collective Wisdom, I believe that 6c lutes are often strung with octaves on the 6th, 5th and 4th courses.
Would you use that stringing for all parts of the lute repertoire that needs only six courses, or would other arrangements be appropriate for parts of the repertoire? I'm particularly fond of the 6c English music that is found in many mid-late 16th century sources. Playing with an octave on the 4th sounds intrusive to my ear, but maybe I need to train my ear to accept it? Bill -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
