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Hi Ed, I did say in my initial post, in order to facilitate Continuo playing, and yes coming from a guitar background.. where reading from notation is ok for me in E and in G, also in C. but not in A or with re-entrant tuning.. Campanella is a nice effect but not a must in continuo.. anyone else ? What do you think Ed Martin? -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier [image: Images intégrées 1] 2016-01-15 11:30 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <fournier...@gmail.com>: > Hi Ed > The point is for some of us who came from a guitar background back in > the 70's. > I can play from music notation in E tuning, G tuning, and C tuning ( > oud ) but for the life of me I can't wrap my head around playing in A > tuning and having to play the melody on the 3 rd string... just a > thought.. though, > if anyone else has tried it, I am talking of course for Continuo > regards > Bruno > > 2016-01-15 11:21 GMT-05:00 Edward Chrysogonus Yong > <[1]edward.y...@gmail.com>: > > Dear Bruno, > What would be the point of such a tuning? Some of us don't come from > a classical guitar background and this would be pointless to us, not > to mention making all the solo music unplayable - no campanellas > etc. > Edward Yong > ======== > II?III? I.I>>IuI-oIII?I 1/2I^1I-oII 1/2 II+-III'II?I 1/4IuI-I?I 1/2 > IuI-o IuI-I|II 1/2I?I IuI 1/4IuI IuIII 1/4II,I.. > HA| litterA| electronicA| ab iPhono missA| sunt. > aeCURe>>aaeuae>>P:c, 1/4eae-oe-aaa 3/4iPhonea > This e-mail was sent from my iPhone. > > > On 15 Jan 2016, at 11:26 PM, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > <[2]fournier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear lutenetters, > > Has anyone ever experimented tuning a theorbo like a guitar with > an E > > top string, no re-entrant tuning? to facilitate the player with > reading > > a continuo part from music notation? this would essentially give > the > > same tessitura as a regular theorbo and allow to play the melody > on the > > top string instead of mucking around on the 3 rd string... > > what would be the top string gauge suggestion for a 74 cm string > > length? > > Bruno > > > > -- > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com > 2. mailto:fournier...@gmail.com > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > --089e015389920cb87b052962271f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir="ltr">Hi Ed,<div><br></div><div>I did say in my initial post, in order to facilitate Continuo playing, and yes coming from a guitar background.. where reading from notation is ok for me in E and in G, also in C. but not in A or with re-entrant tuning.. Campanella is a nice effect but not a must in continuo..</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>anyone else ? What do you think Ed Martin?</div><div><br></div><div><br>-- <br> <div> </div> <div>Bruno Cognyl-Fournier</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span></span><span></span><img alt="Images intégrées 1" src="cid:ii_1447402dfdcf9f26" width="96" height="96"> </div> <div><br></div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-01-15 11:30 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fournier...@gmail.com"; target="_blank">fournier...@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">  Hi Ed<br>   The point is for some of us who came from a guitar background back in<br>   the 70's.<br>   I can play from music notation in E tuning, G tuning, and C tuning (<br>   oud ) but for the life of me I can't wrap my head around playing in A<br>   tuning and having to play the melody on the 3 rd string... just a<br>   thought.. though,<br>   if anyone else has tried it, I am talking of course for Continuo<br>   regards<br>   Bruno<br> <br> </span>  2016-01-15 11:21 GMT-05:00 Edward Chrysogonus Yong<br>   <[1]<a href="mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com";>edward.y...@gmail.com</a>>:<br> <span class=""><br>    Dear Bruno,<br>    What would be the point of such a tuning? Some of us don't come from<br>    a classical guitar background and this would be pointless to us, not<br>    to mention making all the solo music unplayable - no campanellas<br>    etc.<br>    Edward Yong<br>    ========<br> </span>   II?III? I.I>>IuI-oIII?I 1/2I^1I-oII 1/2 II+-III'II?I 1/4IuI-I?I 1/2<br>    IuI-o IuI-I|II 1/2I?I IuI 1/4IuI IuIII 1/4II,I..<br>    HA| litterA| electronicA| ab iPhono missA| sunt.<br>    aeCURe>>aaeuae>>P:c, 1/4eae-oe-aaa 3/4iPhonea<br> <span class="">   This e-mail was sent from my iPhone.<br> <br>   > On 15 Jan 2016, at 11:26 PM, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier<br> </span><span class="">  <[2]<a href="mailto:fournier...@gmail.com";>fournier...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>   ><br>   >  Dear lutenetters,<br>   >  Has anyone ever experimented tuning a theorbo like a guitar with<br>   an E<br>   >  top string, no re-entrant tuning? to facilitate the player with<br>   reading<br>   >  a continuo part from music notation?  this would essentially give<br>   the<br>   >  same tessitura as a regular theorbo and allow to play the melody<br>   on the<br>   >  top string instead of mucking around on the 3 rd string...<br>   >  what would be the top string gauge suggestion for a 74 cm string<br>   >  length?<br>   >  Bruno<br>   ><br>   >  --<br>   ><br>   ><br>   > To get on or off this list see list information at<br> </span>  > [3]<a href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html</a><br> <br>   --<br> <br> References<br> <br>   1. mailto:<a href="mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com";>edward.y...@gmail.com</a><br>   2. mailto:<a href="mailto:fournier...@gmail.com";>fournier...@gmail.com</a><br>   3. <a href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html</a><br> <br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --089e015389920cb87b052962271f-- --
