Vance, now that you've mentioned it I remember to have seen players (Lee Sanatana e.g.) wiping their foreheads with their right hands before playing every next piece. At first, I felt sympathetic about those exhausted poor guys in distress, but then, I realized what they actually did: They took some sweat and oil onto their fingertips to make them smooth (and improve the sound, I suppose).
"Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > I view this little tid bit of information as a conformation that others may > have discovered this same issue and use licking the fingers as a working > alternative to washing or soaking in water. The argument that I should > adjust my technique to achieve this same sound, without the washing, is a > rather shallow solution understanding that there is no way, direction, or > angle of attack that will render this same sound, I have tried every thing; > every possible way of striking, plucking, brushing, and pinching the strings > has been examined with the exception of my toes, though some may accuse me > of playing the Lute with them now. Nothing can match it. I am left with > the conclusion that the remedy is in the skin of the hands and not the > direction or method of articulation. I appreciate the efforts of all who > have replied to my question and will try some of the alternatives mentioned. -- Best wishes, Mathias Mathias Roesel, Grosze Annenstrasze 5, 28199 Bremen, Deutschland/ Germany, T/F +49 - 421 - 165 49 97, Fax +49 1805 060 334 480 67, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
