Hi-
Today I just recieved back a lute I had sold 3 years ago, a Larry Brown
Edlinger at 75.5 cm. When I had it before I tuned it to A=415, but now
I think it should be 392 because of its size. My question is: should I
just tune the same 415 strings down or get a new set of strings
On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:15 PM, sterling price wrote:
My question is: should I
just tune the same 415 strings down or get a new set of strings for
392?
Yes. Those are pretty much the only two options.
Right now it is at 392 but I'm wondering if it might sound better
with new strings.
Sterling,
It is not a matter of if a baroque lute should be in 440, 415, 392,
or even lower, as it depends on many variables; most importantly,
as you noted, is the string length. The shorter the lute, the higher
the pitch.
As gut has upper limits, I think lutes sound best when the pitch
Dear Lutenists
Knowing that some of you use KF Harp strings on your theorbos, some
might also like to try gut harps stings.
Indeed, yesterday, I was astonished to discover the existence of another small?
gut string maker (well much in the way Columbus discovered the Americas, as the
I know these strings well, Anthony. A banjo company repackaged some as a set of
banjo strings for the 19th-century repertoire, and even called them the Rob
MacKillop set, which surprised me as we had not discussed it. This caused Mimmo
to cross me off his Christmas card list, but that is
While English strings are being discussed, I haven't heard anybody
mention the strings produced by Northern Renaissance Instruments.
Anyway for information here is a link to their lute strings info:
[1]http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk/LuSt.html
Bill
From: Anthony Hind
I agree, Leonard. When confronted with this sort of thing (in
Attaignant, Dalza, etc.):
a_c
c_d__a_c___
_c_d___
__a___a
___a___a___
___
or more spectacularly in Spinacino:
Martin
Might octaves have occasionally been played independently of
basses (for these cases), as appears to have happened with Baroque
musicians. I imagine, probably not because of the tonal break it would
have created, and perhaps, because Baroque musicians may have used
Cantio Sarmatoruthenica XLIX -
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/audio/342.mp3
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/images/342.pdf
RT
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/audio/353.mp3
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/images/353.pdf
Enjoy.
Amitiés,
RT
To get on or off
The Bow Brand Harp Strings are a lacquered beef gut. A better choice
may be Pirastro strings which are a oiled sheep gut string. They offer
a lacquered also so be sure to request the oiled if that is what you
want. They are hard to find on the Pirastro website so -
See:
While the harp does sometimes get played out of doors, I had deleted
the out doors reference from my copy of your post to indicate that
the tuning is the reason for the lacquer.
Keeping a 47 stringed instrument in tune is no small feat and any
help is worth considering. The
On 28/11/2011 13:47, Roman Turovsky wrote:
Cantio Sarmatoruthenica XLIX -
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/audio/342.mp3
http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/images/342.pdf
RT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7OmueJ7gzE
Stuart
Much to enjoy here; the music, the playing and the video, all brought together
beautifully. Thanks for posting, Stuart.
Ned
On Nov 28, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
On 28/11/2011 13:47, Roman Turovsky wrote:
Cantio Sarmatoruthenica XLIX -
New old music or old new music? How much is Sarmatian and how much New
Yourkian? Well, who cares and who knows? Good stuff anyhow...;-)
Best,
Arto
On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:24:40 -0500, Edward Mast nedma...@aol.com wrote:
Much to enjoy here; the music, the playing and the video, all brought
I wonder if anyone could advise on installing an end pin on a lute without
one. One of my 8 c instruments came missing the end pin, but with a hole where
one obviously was. Using wood from the handle of a small oil painting brush, I
was able to fashion an end pin that has worked very
Bob Thornburg of Gourdbanjo (he makes historical gut strung banjos
with gourd bodies in various sizes in a sort of folk tradition) bought up
Donna Curry's inventory of Purr'll Gut strings--a limited supply. I used to
get 2m lengths of 0.425mm for trebles for just a few bucks. Getting two
Hi Ned,
Yes - End pins are good.
Normally a lute bowl is built with an end cap on the outside - so the
end cap plus rib behind it is probably the best part of 3mm thick. In
addition, though, there usually a similar piece of wood glued INSIDE
the ribs, so assuming that's of the
It would normally have an end cap. For my own lute, I drilled a hole
and inserted an acousticA guitar pin ( the ones that hold the strings
onto the bridge )
A
Bruno
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM, William Samson
[1]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
A Hi Ned,
A Yes
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