On Nov 19, 2010, at 10:28 AM, jsl...@verizon.net wrote: > Definitely get a strap, which will allow you to sit up straight
Or stand up straight and walk around. > I not played it in 4 years because holding it causes me back pain > after 15 minutes. Any solution such as a strap or holder? I wrote > daniel larson about this but no reply. I'm not surprised. He's (as Dr. McCoy would say) a lute builder, not a doctor, and (as Cassius would say) the fault, dear Brutus, is not in your lute but in your posture. Try hanging the lute from a strap and look in the mirror as you play. Are your shoulders hunched up? Your back straight? Are you stiff? Do you breathe? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
