----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 1:54 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: Another beginner's question
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 09:04 America/Los_Angeles, Joseph > Mayes > wrote: > > > > > 2. "...bend your wrist too much like playing the classical > guitar" I > > have > > heard, and continue to hear this stated - it ain't so! Classical > > guitarists > > do not - repeat do not - bend their wrists. Playing > perpendicular to > > the > > strings is a sure way to produce a thin, naily tone. It also > hurts. We > > do > > not do it! Haven't for years and years. > > Really? These seem pretty perpendicular: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8d-5gCGlYg > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po2uaa0IVes&mode=related&search= > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPP0_va2krc These approach perpendicular through holding the guitar at angle. Note the line from wrist into phalanges is parallel or nearly so in all these videos. The operative phrase in Joseph's statement was "Classical guitarists do not - repeat do not - bend their wrists." For the short-lived and almost entirely outmoded approach, see: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_T%C3%A1rrega> Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
