for those interested, on the mandolin cafe site: http://www.mandolincafe.com/
.. in the "classical, medieval and renaissance" section of the message board, is the following thread: http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=6;t=14744 .. "quills and plectra, placed in more historical context." i appreciate the advice i received about playing mandolin with a risha but i'm very interested to see if it can be done - in the sense of crosspicking quickly and accurately. i'm under the impression that picking styles for both instruments have something in common. the brief cittern archive search i did indicated that historically, fingers were preferred to picks but there must have been a sizeable proportion of players who stuck to it (ladies with delicate fingers, et. al.). i wonder how fast they got and how well they played. i can do a "campanellas" type picking with the risha simply running over the strings, producing a pretty peal of notes. pretty it is but speedy, it ain't. crosspicking requires grit ... - bill Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
