Hello Glen, A good point, I have found that not only guitarists miss (8)'s, so do lutenists when transcribing. For example, in that very useful site (Richard...
Regarding that site with all the free music ... I once noticed that there was a flaw in his program, making many of the Bs high when they should be low. I...
List: Here are scans of the originals. They are in the public domain. http://www.kil.hu/bachkottak.html Jorge ... Jorge Torres Associate Professor of Music ...
List: According to Bach, the work was meant for lute or harpsichord. See the following: http://www.kil.hu/bach/bwv998_1.jpg While it is possible that the...
As I recall, there were problems with bass C's and A's. as well. In the Gumprecht, some notes should have other than as printed. Still, a very valuable site. ...
Jorge, Firstly, thank you for the valuable open reference to the "Lute Suites". With regard to the theorbo/theorboed lute tuning given by Viktor, my first...
Jorge, I forgot to add the qualification to the characterisation of the tuning, that if you raise standard Dm tuning half a tone you get one very close to...
I notice that it has a very short scale, but the strings he says go with it are normal tension. I have a 640mm 6-string, and the first thing I noticed is that...
With its spruce top and this short scale, it could make a good terz guitar tuned in G/Fsharp, ideal for playing 8c renaissance pieces, or as the top line of a...
Hello James: Thank you for pointing that out. It reminded me of an old article by Michael Lowe entitled, "Renaissance and Baroque Lutes: A False Dichotomy,"...
I have a general comment that is intended to raise discussion. Of all the discussions on tunings, etc., for baroque lute music, I hardly ever see comments...
Enrico, Thanks for saying what I was trying to ask! John _____ From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Enrico Silvestri ...
Some time ago, our harp guitar cousins released an album called "More than 6." I gave it somewhat less than a stellar review. Where were my ears, on ...
... The answer is the same one for the question of why there are no production 10-string guitars available -- there are not enough players to make it viable. ...
Hi Stephen, thanks for encouragement! Following your comments, what really surprises me is that the multi-string guitar concept does not seem to break through...
Stephen: Am I right in thinking that at 10-String Festival I, a bunch of us talked about putting together a collection of arrangements and transcriptions and...
Hello friends! In reading discussions like this as to why multi strings are positioned in the pecking order the way that they are...it would seem most people...
... Yes, we talked about that, and subsequently I discovered that our own Yahoo member Logan Gabriel does music typesetting professionally, has his own music...
Stephen et al, Unfortunately, at very nearly the same time, both Logan and I had computer problems, and so initial contact failed. Logan had problems with...
Hi everybody, I want to correct one of my statements I wrote about the 10 string guitar by Chavarry in Peru. I had stated that the European Spruce top Mr....
http://tinyurl.com/yr9jwx ... From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Thomas Sodeman Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:50...
Hi, this is my first post here, looking forward on interacting with fellow multi string players, though I hadn't play one as of yet. I am interested in a 8...
There are several of us here that play a high a string. We've all had to use fishing line so far. There is a supplier called stringsbymail.com that is...