Stewart: I understand what you are saying, but the longer this thread continues more I realize that few understand what I am saying. When I get the best sound out of the Lute is after I have soaked my self in our Jacuzzi (something we installed because of a back injury) and my hands have become amply pruned. The tips of my fingers are not slick or oily, they are soft and slip resistant like felt soled shoes on a mossy surface. It is my understanding of what is going on is that the fingers are not slipping across the strings but are actually hanging on to them for a mili second. Both courses are then sounding almost as one and because the strings are vibrating together the over tones are more clear and resonant. I don't know if I am making myself understood. I hope someone will try this and figure out what is going on.
Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 1:04 PM Subject: Re: Right Hand Questions > Dear Charles, > > I have often seen Christopher Wilson run his fingers down the side > of > his nose in between pieces. I found it strange, until someone > explained to me why he did it. > > Best wishes, > > Stewart McCoy. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Browne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Serge-Andr� Comeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 7:51 PM > Subject: RE: Right Hand Questions > > > two other tips that I have heard from a guitarist for the right hand > finger -tips during a performance was to run the fingers down the > side of > the nose in between pieces. This transfers some of the sebum, > secretions > from the sebaceous glands, onto the finger-tips. Sebum is latin for > 'grease'and will help smooth the tips,especially if you have an > 'oily' skin. > An alternative to this , for a guitarist, was to place a small blob > of > 'vaseline' on the upper bout of the guitar for occasional > application during > performance. > regards > Charles Browne > > >
