Biber Rosary Sonatas

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

ds and fhg: I believe Rachel Podger told us very clearly that the cross appears above the nut rather than below the bridge as in ds's picture, because the swapped-over central strings go to their 'proper' tuning pegs.

Not that I know the first thing about violin-wiring...

I would imagine that might put less strain on the bridge than the arrangement shown in the photo (and possibly more difficult to photograph).

[french frank]

My liner notes say they are crossed 'above the top nut and below the bridge' - in fact, that's what Rachel Podger described. "The A string is in the D string position on the bridge and the D string is in the A string position on the bridge and then they cross over again at the nut so that you have the correct pegs to tune with."