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<DIV><SPAN class=343122116-04112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I recently received
a Lute from the Early Music Store as a gift from my parents and my
household. It was a very touching gift as I have wanted one for a long
time. Little did I know that I had NO IDEA how to tune it. The
book that came with it was for an 8 course lute. The one I got was a 7
course lute. I am not sure which strings to tune to which
notes. I am fairly confident that the top (or bottom)... Higher
pitch anyway, 6 courses tune the same. But on the internet I have
read different tunings and I want to know which I should use for most early
music? Right now I have settled on the following
tuning:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=343122116-04112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>D G
C F A D
G</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343122116-04112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>D
F G C F A
G - This is the 8 course tuning in the book that I
received.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=343122116-04112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any
advice you might have,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" size=5><STRONG>Dađi Mánaskröggr
Vébrandsson</STRONG></FONT></DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" size=5>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" size=4>MKA: Daniel
Ramey</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" size=5>All for one, and
one for all.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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