Wayne,
I have found that using the lightest classical guitar strings
(medium??) and tuning a pitch low gives a lower tension
to the strings. The guitar won't sound as good as a lute,
and it won't sound as good as a regularly strung classical
guitar, but it will hael you work on lute rh
Herbert,
Alan has given you a good answer but may I add a bit. And my use of terms
may be argued. I have a problem with the word grain as applied to the
annular rings versus to planing with the grain. Close grainded wood is
wood with small annular rings, according to the definitions I've seen.
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From: Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005 4:01 am
Subject: [LUTE] Re: One more damn question about which instrument...
I've been playing a Spanish/Classical guitar for fifty years without nails
(admittedly not much of the Spanish or
Dear Continuo players,
I have some questions about the relative merits of archlutes and theorbos. I am
aware of the fact that each instrument has its own repertoire (either because
it is specifically mentioned in books as a continuo instrument, or because the
nature or complexity of the bass
Dear Emilio
1. If one is already familiar with renaissance lute tuning, is it
correspondingly easier to learn continuo on the archlute?
The tuning of the two instruments is the same, safe for the extra basses on
an archlute, so if you can play continuo on the one, you can on the other.
2.
