I am trying to understand the meantone -1/6 tuning system which I do
agree makes the lute sound better in most of the Ren repertoire that I
play. I am a bit confused about the actual tuning process. I have read
http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/lgs/meantone.html
I have used the fret positions
So my questions are:
1) Have I misunderstood something in the process? Should I be using a
different tonic?
I prefer to use the 1st/6th courses as a tonic unless I have to play
with other instruments, then I use C, which amounts to the same thing
except 2 cents flater.
2) What keys work and
I'll go out on a limb here, Daniel, and please forgive me if you get better
input elsewhere. Yes, I know it's a little bind moggling.
First off, you might try using G or C as your tonic since more of your
average lute music is in those scales. A is a little problematic since it
often requires
