just for myself, when i'm playing my 7-course at home for no audience, i've been known to tune the two strings of the 7th course to F and D. yes, that's not a unison, i know, and then i'm careful to hit only one string of the course when i need to, making for a sort of cheat 8-course…
i wonder if anyone else has done this. cheeky, i know, but i can't imagine i'm the only player in history to have tried this on the sly. Edward Chrysogonus Yong [email protected] On 21 Aug, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Herbert Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the extent and nature of the historical > liturature which is playable on an 8-course > Renassiance lute, but not on a 7-course? > > In other words, is a 7-course instrument a > workable subsitute for an 8-course? > > This assumes the 7-course lutenist is willing > to retune his 7th course between pieces. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
