Jim,
You also may want to play much closer to the
bridge than you would on guitar. It will take some
getting used to to find the spot between too brittle
and too syrupy-sweet. Playing closer to the bridge,
however, A)makes it easier to play, B)gives more
control over tone colors, articulation, and dynamics,
and C)has the weight of considerable historical
evidence behind it.
Note that the majority of players - novice and
professional alike - play too far from the bridge most
of the time.
Chris
--- Jim Abraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Received my new lute Tuesday from Luciano Faria.
> It's verrry nice. I can't
> say enough about it. Maybe I'll put pictures on
> Picasa or something.
>
> Anyway, now I have to tune the thing. My teacher
> will show me, I'm sure, but
> I can't wait until then. I have Satoh's and
> Lundgren's methods, and I've
> looked at Roman's website, so I understand the
> tuning, but if I tune the
> first course to f3, the 13th course is waaay too
> slack to play. Even the
> first course seems too slack at f3, but then I've
> never played a lute
> before. Any advice?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
>
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