There are some lute FAQ's on my web page http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/lute.html
they are ftp://ftp.cs.dartmouth.edu/pub/lute/Buying_A_Lute.FAQ ftp://ftp.cs.dartmouth.edu/pub/lute/Luthier.FAQ ftp://ftp.cs.dartmouth.edu/pub/lute/Buying_A_Lute.FAQ Though none is literally "Lute.FAQ" they come close. You can read about hand position - *all* the historical information, as far as I know, at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/hand/Technique.html including all the evidence we have for Dowland's hand position (Stobaeus). Wayne > > Does a lute FAQ exist? I think it would be great to help newcomers and the > curious with the basic questions. I've seen the thumb under/over question more > than a few times just this year. Maybe a brief history with the basics on > historical playing techniques, how to read various tab's, major composers and > works, periods and also a good list of references. A good FAQ exists for the > classical guitar newsgroup, and it saves a ton on repeating the same e-mails. > Most of this material exists already, and it would just take some organizing. > I'm volunteering to coordinate the first draft if folks are willing to > contribute content. > > ===== > web: http://www.christopherschaub.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
