Hi Danny My better half, Kathleen, tried the Gitano and several other suction-cup gizmos on her 8-course with success until the pressure it took to initiate the cups made a nice rib-crack. She's back to the footstool.
I like to stand with my archlute using a strap. I use a wedge of foam to counter the twist that the instrument seems to want to do. With Best Regards, Joseph Mayes On 10/2/13 5:35 PM, "Daniel Shoskes" <kidneykut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Theorbistas: has anyone ever tried one of the classical guitar > rests/cushions/supports that many guitarists now use instead of a footstool > for their theorbo? Some have suction cups or clamps which I wouldn't be > thrilled to use on my instrument, but some, like the Dynarette don't. > > I'm still struggling to find an ergonomic position and the "sitting on the > strap" options just don't fit my body. > > Thanks > > Danny > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
