Hundreds of 16th c sources show playing over or just behind the sound hole.
The situation thus reflects layers of diversity
in technique: just as there was "thumb middle" in
addition to over & under, there are clearly
players who played close to the bridge, near the
bridge, halfway to the sound hole, just below the
sound hole, and over the sound hole.
What you don't see often, is the hand position
between the rose and the nut, which you do see in
guitar. In fact modern guitar players use a much
more modern hand position for both renaissance and baroque guitar.
Basically, there was no uniform technique or
"klangideal"--just lots of players; lots of
styles. One can argue that the "between" or "near
bridge" position is a bit more common, but the
other ones are certainly not rare.
dt
At 01:03 PM 9/25/2008, you wrote:
A better example of a buzzy would be a bray harp, which were fairly common
in the Renaissance. I know several folks who own them, although I've never
actually seen them engage the bray pegs...
IIRC Crawford Young said that he is having a "bray lute" built, since there
is apparently some evidence for such instruments (not sure if it was for Ren
or Medieval).
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Sauvage Valéry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:22 PM
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute sound
>
> There's no such thing as sound that's objectively best. As soon as
> you say "best" you've eliminated objectivity from consideration.
>
Well I'm not with you on this point... If you can't hear where the
instrument is best sounding... and best can be objective (ask some
acoustician specialists or as I said, ask a luthier...)
>
> I think people who listened to krumhorns might enjoy buzzing strings.
> --
> Have you ever heard well played krumhorns quartet ? Heavenly melodies
> ;-))))
Val (don't take me too serious, as I'm not, Alas...)
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