It does look like the contact mike is the critical part. I would suspect
that the integral mike in the iPhone was optimized for speech and not so
good for music.
Anyone know where we can get a contact mike with the 3.5mm jack that the
iPhone and iPod Touch require? Nothing pops in Google.
Anyone know where we can get a contact mike with the 3.5mm jack
Korg and Seiko (STM-20) have contact mics. Shouldn't be a problem
finding a converter from large jack to 3.5mm jack.
My friend's iPhone's (I have no idea about versions) mic worked ok for
the tuner, by the way.
David
that the
Look for an iPhone microphone adapter. Works on both iPod touch and
iPhone. I have one from griffin, can't remember what it's called, but
it is a quality mic. Checked meantone against my friend's $2,000
tuning machine on the harpsichord and it worked.
Shaun Ng
On 15/06/2009, at 17:27,
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I know I am sticking my neck way out here, but I thought I'd throw in
my 2 cents - let the flames begin!
As I see it, in the early days of both lute and guitar, the technique
was largely the same: thumb-under, pinky on the soundboard, etc. As
time passed, and both music and the
Joe,
I think what Ed had in mind was the different touch required to
play a modern high-tension classical guitar and a lower-tension,
lightly-built lute along historical lines. The different feel of each
instrument is the major consideration for me, rather than historical
Its getting to be summer workshop season. I'm not going anywhere
this year, but thinking ahead to next year. Air travel in the US
has become nearly impossible, from what I can tell, at least on
United, with a lute. Some people do it by only having a small
6 course lute that may fit in the
If strings are spaced too closely to each other in the plucking zone, it
becomes difficult to get a clean pick with thumb in--there's more of a
lateral sweep at 90 degrees across the strings with the breadth of the
fingertip. With guitar (thumb out) technique, the fingers dig in a little
more
Thank you, Joseph, for sticking your neck out.
I've been a bit confused about the technique issue and how it might
relate to a guitar player's technique for some time now. I've played
the guitar for 30 years and the thumb-under technique looks to me to
be a tortured anachronism, but I've spoken
Michael,
Play with whatever technique you like. An examination of the
historical sources usually uncovers that practice back in the day was
nowhere nearly as clear-cut as we would like to have it. When I
started lute I played with a slightly adapted classical guitar
There is an absolutely practical need for the thumb-under for the lutes with
lighter strings, lighter tops, and lower tension then harp or guitar. On modern
harp there is no chance of striking the string along its length, (as lute's
thumb-under would encourage), exactly because of the string
And if playing thumb under feels like torture, you are doing something
wrong. Done properly, thumb-under places very little stress on your right
hand.
Guy
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On Jun 15, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Michael wrote:
I've played
the guitar for 30 years and the thumb-under technique looks to me to
be a tortured anachronism,
I don't think it's tortured, though I don't play that way myself.
Anachronism in this context is a pretty strange word choice.
But Douglas
On Jun 15, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Mayes, Joseph wrote:
I have never heard of a luthier being asked to accommodate a
different style of play in the string spacing at the bridge.
Buyers often specify string spacing when they order a lute. I doubt
they think about whether their style of play is
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