> The second para I feel is uncalled for. I am fully aware of how to tune > a 'guitar' to lute tuning, thank you. I'm forming the opinion that there > are certain 'members' on this list who have adopted a rather arrogant > and elitist attitude towards guitarists for whom the lute is a second > instrument.
I am truly sorry if you feel offended, my comments were not meant to be at all. I was surprised at your confusion, especially bearing in mind an earlier exchange we had when you asked a similar question and received a similar answer. It was just to make things clear: chords on a lute are just like chords on a guitar, all you have to do is take the difference in tuning into account. If you're uncomfortable in thinking notes on a lute, go back to your guitar with the capo to see it more clearly. Get your guitar chord charts out, move all dots on the third string one up and add a minor third to the name of the chord. No sarcasm intended, but plain and simple advice. I hope I do not show an elite attitude towards guitarist for whom the lute is a second instrument, as most of us here started on the guitar, as I did myself, and still play it, as I do myself. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
