Question: Wouldn't hanging your lute from a button scratch the heck out of the back of your instrument? Even if it doesn't move around alot, I would think the finish at the contact point would get very worn.
Chris --- Ed Durbrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My roommate in Basel had one his ren lute. I didn't > like it much > because the lute flops around that one point. I > think he used > something lie a saxophone neck strap since we > normally didn't wear > leather doublets with buttons. There is a painting > somewhere that > shows this on the back of a lute. > I much prefer having the lute suspended between two > points. You just > need to tie a loop in the middle of the string. The > size isn't all > that important as gravity will help. Then you have > to get the string > VERY taught between the two strap pegs so that the > string doesn't > stray to far from the middle rib. > > On May 3, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Sean Smith wrote: > > > Concerning straps, there was often a taught > string that went from > > the end button to another button close to the neck > joint on the > > bowl. This could be attached to a clasp on one's > shirt. Of course > > it would be invisible in most iconography. (my old > Vandervogel lute > > has one, too) > > > > Has anyone tried this? Was it successful? > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
