I like your comment very much. I might only add that if the sound
idea is ''before'' the instrument, then in between is the hand. So,
to put it a bit facetiously, if one has a 'heavy hand'', the tension
of strings, and therefore a hand position, is no problem... ;-))
There is of course no logic or science behind it, but quite human
observation.
J
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On 2009-02-09, at 13:06, vance wood wrote:
Thank you for posting these images. I have never had a comment on
this subject before. What do I know? However; the Renaissance
images confirm what I have always done, and not because the
pictures say to do so but because the instrument sounds better if
played somewhere a bit "South" of the center of the Rose. I do not
play Baroque Lute but I understand the general consensus is to play
just "North" of the bridge, often with the little finger on or
behind the bridge. I think that the same result of "it sounds
better" is the reason. I think the probable reason is the tension
of the strings. I assume the strings on a Baroque Lute to be
lighter in tension and would buzz, rattle and become muddy in sound
if played closer to the Rose. Playing closer to the bridge adds
the effect of a higher tension to the strings. Just my conjecture
and means little---or maybe not, but I know of no one who has
pointed this out. The old proverb in discussions about who shot
John is always followed by the proverb follow the money. When it
comes to music I think the proverb should be, and probably is,
follow the sound.
VW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean-Marie Poirier"
<[email protected]>
To: "lute" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 5:56 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: RH position, was: Dilettantism
May I remind all of you interested in that thread on hand
position, that I had put up a couple of web pages with
iconographical evidence about that very same point. You will find
it there :
for the renaissance : http://le.luth.free.fr/renaissance/index.html
for the 17th century : http://le.luth.free.fr/baroque/index.html
for the 18th century : http://le.luth.free.fr/baroque2/index.html
I will let you choose your conclusion ;-))
Best,
Jean-Marie
======= 09-02-2009 11:45:05 =======
If all the pictures show us that the RH was at
the bridge, then many of the pictures have gone missing.
dt
At 12:33 PM 2/8/2009, you wrote:
From: ""Mathias Rösel"" <[email protected]>
"All instruction from the period tell us and the pictures
show us that the right hand was at the bridge. How
seriously should we take this?" Barto
Perhaps like with a traffic sign when driving a car? I mean, not
religiously, of course >B)
Mathias
An unexpectedly Gallic opinion!
RT
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