Hoppy has a problem with keeping his hands warm, and he has a sort of a "heater" that he keeps in his pocket. That is what he is doing.... keeping his hands warm.
ed At 02:21 PM 9/18/2007 +0200, henk wrote: >I want to approach you (baroque) lute players with the following: > >In 2000 or 2001 I went to a concert in Amsterdam given by Hopkinson Smith >(Concertgebouw). Although I was sitting in the third row I could almost >hear nothing of what he was playing and the only alternative was to buy a >CD in the pause or afterwards, which I did not. During the concert Smith >paused several times in between numbers to stick his right hand in the >right pocket of his jacket and left it there for about 1 minute. After >that he continued playing again. I still do not know what his hand was/is >doing there? And I still do not know. Anyhow I started thinking of how and >what and I came up with something. At that time I played the baroque lute >without nails and I needed something to roughen my finger tops and came up >with the following process: First I wash my hands with a detergent and >then I use a block of magnesium to cover my finger tops including the >thumb. I experienced and think (for myself) that playing then the lute is >'amazing'. Since I am a professional clas! > sical guitarist as well I started again using nails. And using the nails > playing the lute with the above mentioned 'magnesium' procedure is again > amazing! (volume, accurate, stable, etc.) > >Has anyone experience with this procedure? And does anyone know what Smith >was secretly doing in his pocket? And if someone tries this way of >playing, I am curious for his or her findings. > >Greetings, > >Henk Pakker > >The Netherlands > >-- > >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: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.22/1013 - Release Date: >9/17/2007 1:29 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
