Further to this e-mail, I have just spent the last 10 minutes creating a glorious diagram with Microsoft Paint of my lute strap arrangement. In order that I feel justified in doing so, I request - nay, expect - that at least a couple of people will e-mail me asking for it...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:07 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute straps > Be prepared for a rather baffling description: > > For my 8-course lute, I use just a longish length of broad ribbon which I > bought for about 50p from a haberdashers. I tie one end to the peg box > with > a bigish loop, so that it can easily be moved up and down the pegs for > adjustment. I then tie a loop of old fretgut to the button on the end > clasp. The loose end of the ribbon goes through the loop of gut and then > comes back up to the loop of ribbon at the peg box. The loose end then > goes > through the loop of ribbon and then is tied with a tight slip-knot onto > the > length of ribbon running from the peg box to the button. This means that > you can adjust the strap really easily, by sliding the slip-knot up and > down > the ribbon. > > If that is too confusing and someone really wants to know how it works, > e-mail me and I can try send you a diagram. > > For my theorbo, I use a very broad, padded and spongy/rubbery electric > bass > guitar strap. It has a little bit of stretch in it, but not much - > perfect. > > Playing without a strap I find very difficult. It means that you often > have > to contort your legs into funny positions, which can lead to back > problems. > Also, sometimes it results in one playing the lute in a slightly different > position every time, which means that consistency of tone is affected. > But > then again, I know someone who claims that more problems and back pain was > caused using a strap than not, so (like so many things) it is a matter of > personal taste and experience. > > Peter > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/425 - Release Date: 22/08/2006 > >
