Kudos to those who are stringing attiorbatos correctly and not using
single strings. The liuto attiorbato is possibly my favorite lute
instrument. It is the most versatile of -all- lutes. I have two at the
moment and I'm planning on converting my ten course into a 14 course
attiorbato. The very first lute I owned was an attiorbato so maybe I
have a soft spot for them. I can't stand to see or hear them single
strung. The sound of that 14th course F with the correct strings and
double strung is a divine sound.
SP
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From: Mathias RAP:sel <mathias.roe...@t-online.de>
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Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:56 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strings for Liuto attiorbato
Dear Martin, Leonard, David, Arto,
Thank you very much for your quick replies! Much appreciated!
Mathias
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Take a look at Dan Larson's gimped strings. The work well.
David
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Subject: [LUTE] Strings for Liuto attiorbato
Dear Collected Wisdom,
As I'm planning the stringing of a liuto attiorbato, I've encountered
some
difficulties. It will have seven courses on the fretboard with 58 cm
VSL and
seven courses on the second peg box with 84 cm VSL (fundamentals and
octaves).
Pitch is a' = 415 Hz, tension is normal (2.86 kg per fretboard string,
3.06
kg per fundamental, 2.75 kg per octave string)
Paul Beier's string calculator suggests that Savarez NF strings be
taken for
the 6th to 14th fundamentals (copper wound nylon strings).
The reasons seems to be that the calculator apparently considers gut
strings
thicker than 1.5 mm problematic. And they may be so.
It is my conviction, though, that lutes shouldn't be strung with metal
wound
strings.
The easy solution would be ordering loaded gut strings from Aquila. It
is my
understanding, though, that Mimmo is currently not producing his
excellent
loaded gut strings.
Martin Shepherd, in his interesting article on building a liuto
attiorbato,
writes that he took "Savarez KF (a kind of harp string) for the
basses". I
looked up their charts but couldn't discover tensions and pitches,
unfortunately.
Suggestions very much appreciated!
Mathias
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