Henk, Sorry to ask, but what this magnesium does on your fingers? Do you play the lute with nails and this magnesium?
> > > 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 > > > > --
