> I, doubtless like some others would like a little expansion on this method
> of retuning. I have never got around to knowing much about the lute, and
> this method looks like a quick and easily understandable method.

A guitar is tuned in 4ths with one 3rd between a pair of strings.
That 3rd is in a different place on the lute. There are several
"lute songs for guitar players" books out there, some of which have
you change tuning, some of which don't. There are some pieces you
just can't play without retuning.

There are a bunch of lute webpages linked from the SCA Music
and Dance page:

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/music_and_dance.html

-- gb

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