Hi Dick, I know of no textual source that does not mention resting the pinky on the soundboard. A raised pinky is however quite frequently seen in iconography.
Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, March 14, 2016, 5:30 PM, Richard Brook <richa...@ptd.net> wrote: Any thoughts on whether it's OK not to rest rt. hand pinky on Baroque lute soundboard. It's always been a strain for me, and I don't think everyone does it. I have a 13 course instrument. Related question. What about putting a little block in front of the pinky side of the bridge to rest pinky on, or alternatively some kind of thimble to lengthen pinky without messing up soundboard. May have to be invented. Thanks Dick Brook To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References Visible links 1. https://yho.com/footer0 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Hidden links: 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
