Rubbers (British English) usually do the trick for me, i.e. getting pinkie
spots off the soundboard.
Mathias
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
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Martyn Hodgson
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 8:53 AM
To: Herbert Ward;
On 2014-07-28, 2:52 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
Apply sparingly with a rubber, wipe off any excess and leave for
several weeks to more fully oxidise and harden.
Remind us what rubber means in the UK. In North America it means
condom!
Geoff
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This is inevitable and is part of the life of the lute. The more worn it is,
the more it shows you've been practicing! After a few years, the soundboards of
the instruments of some professional players can look as though they are going
to develop a hole where the little finger rests, but I've
Hi people -
One of my lutes has a varnish finish, and in the humid weather the fuzz from
the case lining sticks to the varnish, and gives part of the bowl a flocked
look! Can you suggest a way to get the fuzz off and keep it from sticking
again? The lute is about 20 years old.
Wayne
not dirt! it's patina!
Gesendet: Montag, 28. Juli 2014 um 15:21 Uhr
Von: Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr
An: Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu
Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.
This is inevitable and is part of the life of the
Hi Wayne,
This is a common problem with instruments that are new but it is strange that
your varnish has not hardened after all these years. I you leave it out of the
case for a while, do the marks go away? Some varnishes seem to be
'self-healing' like that.
It's difficult to give a general
I've only seen this when an instrument is shipped in hot weather and
gets stuck in some non air-conditioned warehouse for a long period. I
am surprised that this would happen if you are keeping your lute in the
case in an air-conditioned environment, its got to get really hot for
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Am 28.07.2014 15:21,
I have a nice pattern on the back of one of my lutes. It comes from a
fancy concert shirt I was wearing during a particularly hot concert. In
the e-guitar world these marks of wear and tear of the great players
are faithfully reproduced in 'relic' models. Perhaps one day they will
A 'rubber' in this context isn't an eraser - the other meaning for the
term outside the USA - much less a condom! It's a piece of cloth loaded
with a finish which is 'rubbed' onto the surface. The terminology is
fairly old and also commonly used by French polishers for their spirit
Strip off the varnish and leave plain - or finish with Stand oil
MH
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From: wayne cripps w...@cs.dartmouth.edu
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:39
Subject: [LUTE] fuzzy lute
Hi
I did mean a plastic rubber (UK) or eraser (US) not a cloth to rub a finish on.
Matthew
On Jul 28, 2014, at 17:16, Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
A 'rubber' in this context isn't an eraser - the other meaning for the
term outside the USA - much less a condom! It's a
I am forwarding this at David's request ..
From: David Brown arpali...@gmail.com
Subject: RE: [LUTE] fuzzy lute
Date: July 28, 2014 at 11:21:55 AM EDT
Hello Wayne,
Sorry for not replying to the list, but the ease of just hitting reply is
the line of least resistance this morning. Feel
On 07/27/2014 01:51 PM, Herbert Ward wrote:
I've worn a spot on the soundboard with my RH pinkie.
The bare wood is starting to show through the finish.
Should I do anything?
I'm more of a guitar player, but I would suggest that
this is a symptom of an undeveloped right-hand technique.
I'd go
We-ell, not exactly. The pinkie-on-the-soundboard thing is legitimate
renaissance lute technique. It's described in treatises dating all the way
back to the 16th century. I once had an opportunity to play Jakob Lindberg’s
Rauolf lute that dates back to 1590, and sure enough, there was the
On 07/28/2014 10:23 AM, David Rastall wrote:
We-ell, not exactly. The pinkie-on-the-soundboard thing is
legitimate renaissance lute technique. It's described in treatises
dating all the way back to the 16th century. I once had an
opportunity to play Jakob Lindberg’s Rauolf lute that dates
On 07/28/2014 10:33 AM, Tobiah wrote:
On 07/28/2014 10:23 AM, David Rastall wrote:
We-ell, not exactly. The pinkie-on-the-soundboard thing is
legitimate renaissance lute technique. It's described in treatises
dating all the way back to the 16th century. I once had an
opportunity to play
Kind of like Willie Nelson's guitar? Wear it proudly!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Trigger-Willie_Nelson.jpg
Alain
On 07/28/2014 10:44 AM, Tobiah wrote:
On 07/28/2014 10:33 AM, Tobiah wrote:
On 07/28/2014 10:23 AM, David Rastall wrote:
We-ell, not exactly. The
Dear Tobiah,
You should check jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, he always rests his
pinky on the soundboard or the tap plate many archtop guitars have.
He plays very difficult polyphonic jazz arrangements.
Regards. A A
2014-07-28 14:44 GMT-03:00 Tobiah [1]t...@tobiah.org:
On
More of a guitar player Well, it could possibly be that Herbert Ward
is more of a LUTE player, in which case pinkie down is not a crutch; in
fact most of us aspire to be cripples just like Francesco da Milano,
John Dowland, Charles Mouton, Sylvius Weiss, and a whole bunch of other
cripples.
Another thing to consider is the height of the strings above the
soundboard - on a modern classical guitar, the height is much greater
than on a typical renaissance (or baroque) lute, so putting the little
finger (pinky) down makes no sense. I think Sor did it, but he had a
different guitar.
Same terminology commonly used here in the US regarding the French-polish
process . . . but usually followed by a homonymous giggle or snigger.
Best,
Eugene
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of
Martyn Hodgson
Sent: Monday,
That abysmal Segovian cocked wrist is largely passé as modern guitarists
outgrow the memory of Segovia's influence. It has some holders on among those
who still believe Segovia's is THE way. However, most modern players of note
(especially the fiery young hotheads who win competitions) opt
Zowie!! Just mention, in passing that one of the sacred cows is somehow not the
best idea, and the floodgates open!
In all of this justification for using the pinky on the face, I have heard
nothing by way of explaining why it's necessary. Oh yeah, the old guys did it,
so it must be the right
On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:39 AM, wayne cripps w...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote:
One of my lutes has a varnish finish, and in the humid weather the fuzz from
the case lining sticks to the varnish, and gives part of the bowl a flocked
look! Can you suggest a way to get the fuzz off and keep it from
On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:16 PM, Mayes, Joseph ma...@rowan.edu wrote:
Zowie!! Just mention, in passing that one of the sacred cows is somehow not
the best idea, and the floodgates open!
Well, the writer said (and not in passing — it was the sole subject of his
post) that resting the little
Necessity of pinky on top is not the answer to why it's there. On
R-lute, if you hold your hand in such a manner that the thumb has a
good angle of striking both strings of a pair, and do likewise with
your index finger, all relaxed, thumb-inside, hand a little cupped,
fingers like
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