I don't use any non skid surface. I always perform standing with a strap. When I practice I sit and use the strap. My strap connects on both ends of the bowl, not to the neck, rather like a guitar strap. The few times I play without a strap, I often just brace the lute against the edge of my desk just like so many paintings show. Anyone else do this? I often pull the mouse pad over the edge of the desk so I don't scratch the instrument. -- Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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