Ed-
It's a piece a cake. Every time he calls for the low "F", it's in low
position & chord voicing that makes it very, very easy to finger on the
7th course at the 3rd fret. Dowland does not call for this note in many
places where he could; as if the piece was originally conceived for a 7
course, low "D" instrument first.
Far more telling is Langton's Pavin (also in the "Varietie") - a
veritable showcase piece for the 8 course lute. Also no prob. on a 7
course w/low D.
Yeah, I remember your damn lute. I'm still counting pegs in my sleep.
Almost as much fun was bringing my 7 string guitar to Mimmi Fox's jazz
guitar class. She kept looking at the guitar, looking at my hands, and
shaking her head in confusement.
Dan
On 10/15/2014 5:16 PM, Ed Durbrow wrote:
What about the King of Denmark’s Galliard in Robert Dowland’s Variety. IIRC,
you pretty much need the open F and D if you want to pull it off well. I would
tune 7 to low D and play the Fs up an octave probably. But I’m on board with
you. I had my 8 course converted to a 7 course long ago. I love to watch
people’s faces when they count the strings and then count the pegs. As I’ve
always said, a seven course is only 7/8 as difficult as eight course.
On Oct 16, 2014, at 4:36 AM, Dan Winheld <[email protected]> wrote:
The answer is- Nothing! It can all be done with 7 courses- but since my low D 7th course
would generate far too much tension cranked up to "F", I have to conclude that
one (well, me anyway...) needs to have either two 7 course instruments or... ONE
eight-course!
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
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