Dear Sterling,
I have been playing Weiss, et al., on a 76cm string length recently and
it works nicely, although for some of the crazier keys where big
stretches are involved it can be uncomfortable. That said, most of the
rep works fine on that string length - and I have very
Dear Sterling,
But, of course as I'm sure you know, any string length will 'work' with
gut. It all depends on the pitch to which one chooses to tune a
particular instrument - a low enough pitch and even the highest course
will last indefinitely but, naturally, the bass register
Dear Sterling,
Further to your note about the very largest of German Dm lutes, we
might also recognise that they may have had the so-called German
theorbo tuning ie with the first course at a nominal d' which could
thus bear the increased stress of such a string length. Instruments
Off topic question: When visiting musical instrument museums, there are many
viols, and especially viola d'amores, that, instead of a scroll, have the head
of a girl carved with a blindfold over her eyes. These carvings are always
carved beautifully. My question is; what is the significance of
Viola d'amore == love is blind.
I may have learned that at the Shrine to Music Museum.
Susan
On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:52 AM, theoj89...@aol.com wrote:
Off topic question: When visiting musical instrument museums, there are many
viols, and especially viola d'amores, that, instead of a
as long as she isn't tone-deaf too!
Edward Chrysogonus Yong
edward.y...@gmail.com
On 11 Jul, 2013, at 11:36 PM, Susan Trotter susanmtrot...@hotmail.com wrote:
Viola d'amore == love is blind.
I may have learned that at the Shrine to Music Museum.
Susan
On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:52
I found this:
http://violadamore.com/index.php/viola-d-amore-background-info.html
Often the long peg box is topped with a carved blindfolded cupid's
head - symbolizing the 'viola of love' derivation of the name.
---
Dr. Franz Mechsner
Zum Kirschberg 40
The heads all bear a very feminine appearance, so I am surprised it is meant to
represent Cupid, but looks can be deceiving (e.g. Carravagio's lute player - I
also thought was a woman).
On Jul 11, 2013, at 13:59, Franz Mechsner franz.mechs...@gmx.de wrote:
I found this:
