I know I am sticking my neck way out here, but I thought I'd throw in
my 2 cents - let the flames begin!
As I see it, in the early days of both lute and guitar, the technique
was largely the same: thumb-under, pinky on the soundboard, etc. As
time passed, and both music and the technique to play that music
evolved, lute technique moved toward what "purists" consider "Guitar
technique" that is, thumb-out, alternating between index and middle,
etc. The guitar continued in an almost unbroken chain of development to
the present day, while the lute, its players and its music went away.
Ergo, one can think of modern guitar technique as evolved lute
technique. There is no difference in lute set-up to use guitar
technique. I have never heard of a luthier being asked to accommodate a
different style of play in the string spacing at the bridge. Unless Ed
Durbrow was thinking of plectrum playing - then I must admit complete
ignorance.
Best Regards,
Joseph Mayes
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From: [email protected] on behalf of Michael
Sent: Mon 6/15/2009 12:50 PM
To: Lute list
Subject: [LUTE] Re: First lute advice
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Ed Durbrow<[email protected]>
wrote:
> If you are a guitarist, one has to ask if you are planning on playing
with guitar technique or plan on learning lute technique. This makes a
difference for the spacing of the courses at the bridge.
Could someone please address this issue in more detail? What does it
mean to play a lute with a guitar technique?
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