Thanks Wayne, your hard work is never fully appreciated! I think there are still many topics that could be more easily represented in a single FAQ. Some of the treatises are a bit too "detailed" and obscure the issues for a lute beginner. I'm really just aiming for a page that can be referenced whenever something repetative is posted to the list; we can say "have you checked the FAQ?" A living document that can be enhanced whenever a long discussion takes place around a core issue. If nobody else replies with interest then I'll just drop the idea and get back to playing my Cancioneros Nuevos! :?)
Chris --- Wayne Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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] > > > > >
