Hardly. Come to an LSA seminar some time. You'll see quite a few folks playing with a strap, myself among them. The person who convinced me to try one was Pat O'Brian, who has more than a little credibility as a pedagogue as well as a performer.
Guy >From: bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Rebecca Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] >Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fantastic French Lute Festival >Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:28:16 +0100 (BST) > >i think they're called strap pegs and if previous >correspondence is anything to go by they're very much >frowned on by those who re-enact early music. > >i placed one on the cheapy oud i play when walking >around. > >- bill > >--- Rebecca Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > April 29th, 2006 > > > > Dear Lutenists: > > > > I noticed in all the photographs from the > > French Lute Festival, the > > lute players were all wearing straps on their > > Lutes. Is this the usual way > > to play a Lute? If so what is the "button" > > called on the other side of the > > Lute? (I have one on my guitar but the name > > escapes me). They all seemed to > > be tied to the peg box head on the other side, > > > > with thanks, > > > > Rebecca Banks > > Tea at Tympani Lane Records > > www.tympanilanerecords.com > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > >early music charango ... http://groups.google.com/group/charango > > > >___________________________________________________________ >Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection >for FREE! http://uk.mail.yahoo.com > >
