Just to add to what Sean said, the hardest thing about 7 course in a performance situation, is remembering to retune. In a concert, after playing a group of 7=F say, the thing to do is tune down immediately to D and then play something on 6 courses to give the strings a minute to adjust to the pitch, then fine tune again. I think 7 course lute is only 7/8 as difficult as 8 course lute. > On Aug 20, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Herbert Ward 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 > > >
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