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Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:04:07 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: theorbo stringing
I had mine 8 + 6. For F# and G#, indeed, very usefull when playing
continuo. But after changing to gut I was not satisfied with 7 and 8
(I know: too small a theorbo in the first place
I had mine 8 + 6. For F# and G#, indeed, very usefull when playing
continuo. But after changing to gut I was not satisfied with 7 and 8
(I know: too small a theorbo in the first place, but that has its
advantages, too). So had 7 + 7 for a while and then 6 + 8. Sound is
so much better now.
On Sep 17, 2008, at 5:24 AM, Nigel Solomon wrote:
Even though most surviving theorbos are strung 6 + 8, does anyone
know of any originals strung 8 + 6 as many modern players seem to
prefer?
There are some instruments in the Lute Society of America's database
that appear to be theorbos
On Jan 30, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Stewart McCoy wrote:
I can string it 6/8, 7/7, or 8/6. I used to have it 7/7, but a
broken string made me change to eight short and six long, and I've
stayed that way ever since. Even though I could have both a low F
and a stopped low F# available, I rarely
Stewart,
--- Stewart McCoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even though I could have both a low F and a
stopped low F# available, I rarely take advantage of
this. I tune the 8th course to F or F# depending on
the key of the music, and just get on with it, as
best I can.
I used to have 8 strings
