I believe this would be possible if the student was using thumb out a la Varietie of Lute Lessons on the Renaissance lute as opposed to the thumb under so popular today. If this were the case all that would be necessary would be adapting to the additional strings. However, if the other were true it could be a long and confusing ordeal. If the student came to the Lute by way of the classical guitar then the process would probably not be a great deal more than learning the additional strings, a slight change of right hand position and of course--------------losing the finger nails.
Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Shoskes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 4:39 PM Subject: Timing of Renaissance and Baroque lutes > In the October 2003 "Lute News" there is an interview with Bob Barto in which he says he started > playing the Renaissance and Baroque lutes at the same time. Is this common? How difficult is it to > learn the playing styles and right hand positions simultaneously? For those of you who regularly play > both, did you learn them together and if not, how staggered were they? > > My own perspective is that of an amateur beginner learning on the Renaissance lute, but I am very > interested in eventually playing Baroque (solo) as well. > >
