David,
I currently use Aquila loaded basses on my 6 course Frei (62 cm) for courses 6
and 5. I've used them for quite a few months now and they work perfectly well,
stay in tune with a very ice tone color.
Best,
Jean-Marie
=== 25-02-2008 11:53:32 ===
Did anybody try our Aquila's new
I agree. I also teach the same exercise. One should play with as little
tension as possible, as opposed to use of strength.
ed
At 12:21 PM 2/26/2008 +, Rob MacKillop wrote:
In my experience, students tend to use ten times the amount of pressure and
energy than required, so when I see
May I, responding to Rob's demand, introduce another amateurs' recording
of two Dowland songs:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/c81f0143-6dc3-42b3-b9e8-58af1f0eb24b/Hamburg-Rebekka-II-08
The singer is my 9yrs old daughter, the lute player is me. The event was
the final concert of the Hamburg players'
Being the father of an 11-year old girl myself, that was truly
inspirational. Thanks. We both enjoyed it.
Rob and Rhona
On 26/02/2008, Mathias R=F6sel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
May I, responding to Rob's demand, introduce another amateurs' recording
of two Dowland songs:
..while I - a father of daughters aged 34 and 32, and a granddaughter of 5
weeks - found it very moving. I felt a sweet sort of envy. I thank you both!
Alan
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And as a once 9 year old singer I say it beats Sting anyday ! She's
got such a lovely voice !
Elly
Quoting Alan Hoyle [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
..while I - a father of daughters aged 34 and 32, and a granddaughter
of 5 weeks - found it very moving. I felt a sweet sort of envy. I thank
you both!
I've clicked on this link using Safari and Netscape and all I've
gotten is an in-depth knowledge of Air India fares.
Any suggestions? There's a Hamburg-Rebekka-II-08.mp3
that looks something like a link, but it does nothing. Am I missing
something, or is this a Mac thing?
On Feb 26, 2008,
perhaps it is better to use this link:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/259c8ba2-158e-4959-9093-6e6511e26f86/a-la-guer
ra
thanks to mathias roesel, the proud father of rebekka. she is a
wonderful little girl!
by the way the recording in hamburg was made with my zoom h2, about 5
meters away
w.
Fantastic! Thank you. I too have a daughter (11 years old) - but watch
out, she's a flautist!
By the way, I love your singing and playing the lute at the same time -
I'm always so tempted by those bass lines myself
Best wishes,
Martin
Mathias Rösel wrote:
May I, responding to Rob's
For Anthony and others with the same problem, this link worked for me.
On Feb 26, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Mathias R=F6sel wrote:
Here's
another place where I I've posted it:
http://de.share.geocities.com/mathiasroesel/Hamburg-Rebekka-II-08.mp3
Hope that helps.
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Thanks Matthias the link worked perfectly and the performance is
beautifully moving.
Like Alan, my daughter is in her thirties, but it takes me back.
However, at about nine her voice was more suited to the country
blues, Memphis Minnie style. I did occasionally accompany her.
I recall her
I saw the secret pegs on a friend's viola da gamba.
They look exactly like pegs, but have gears inside.
Very cool. And historical! There are literally thousands of paintings
which show pegs that may very well
have gears inside that we can't see. This is far more persuasive than
all the paintings
Do you mean these, David?
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/PVP1T.htm
http://tinyurl.com/2au88d
Making holes for them:
http://tinyurl.com/2e2pmx
No they are not mine, but someone sent me the photos. I was a little
scared at the idea of fitting them, and also the non-historic
appearence.
Very moving,
Mathias!
Paolo
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Subject : [LUTE] Re: true amateurs
Mathias Rösel wrote:
May I,
Again, a nice recording, very good playing.
Rob
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Sorry Wayne, I was going to add a subtitle, but someone phoned, and
then I forgot, so here is my second effort.
Alan
If you are in the situation I was when beginning to play again, it
is more a question of getting your hands back into a supple enough
state to be able to do lute exercises.
Alan
If you are in the situation I was when beginning to play again, it
is more a question of getting your hands back into a supple enough
state to be able to do lute exercises.
The index of my left finger after one or two exercises would click,
and then a sort of burning sensation would
In my experience, students tend to use ten times the amount of pressure and
energy than required, so when I see talk of finger strengtheners I get
worried. The great classical guitarist, David Russell, taught me an
invaluable lesson in this regard. Put your left hand index finger on any
note, say
Rob
Yes I knew I would receive this message. That is why I have never
mentioned it before; but I was careful to say it has nothing to do
with strength, but everything to do with suppleness, and control. It
seems to make the joints more flexible. I have naturally very
unsupple fingers,
Thanks to Rob David for saying it so clearly - I agree absolutely.
Two more related things:
1. It's easy to forget about the LH thumb, where it is, how much
tension it has in it - but it's very important.
2. You could think of the stopping hand as being irrelevant to the
sound, just needed
Excellent advice, David. Paul Galbraith told me to feel different surfaces
gently with my fingertips - clothes, tables, guitar (lute) case - before
plucking the string. It awakens the fingers to the subtleties of touch.
Left and right hand shape the tone together
100 per cent right on.
Rob
Rob
Had I wanted to do a Schuman on you, I would have suggested this
contraption,
http://tinyurl.com/2uv88o
However, I was addressing Alan Hoyle, who is no beginner in a hurry
to make progress, but apparently in a similar state to how I was,
struggling not to go backwards.
In some
Interesting your finger tips feed-back idea. It is often said that
blind people make sensitive musicians because of their increased
sense of hearing, but perhaps it is just as much to do with their
increased sense of touch.
After reading Matthew Wadsworths article on learning music by
Ed
I am pleased to have triggered so much agreement, although, in none
of my messages did I mention strength, just keeping ones limbs very
supple, which I (like Father William) believe is essential for
relaxation and lack of tension.
Although I must note, that in the exercises, I was given
I am very grateful to all who have responded with so much helpful advice.
Gentle exercise of some sort is certainly necessary for my index fingers, which
seem to have lost a lot of strength and are really slow and clumsy; Anthony
Hind's advice here sounds extremely useful.
Rob's warning,
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