At 02:27 PM 8/1/2005 -0400, you wrote: >I had someone reply to me privately on this subject. He suggested >something that no one else had mentioned. > >"...there are two sections with the extra string. in the lower section you >tune the fourth string an octave higher than the notes to which they >correspond and in the upper section you tune the extra strings in unison >to the strings below." > >This information reportedly came from a Bluthner dealer. I'd sure hate to >be wrong and start breaking strings. Anyone else ever hear of this? Is >there any possibility that there were different scales that were tuned >differently? > >Terry Farrell It's easy to tell octave/unison. The octave tuned section has a separate bridge for the fourth string/agraffe. Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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