Ned,
There are some nice videos on YouTube (and elsewhere) that may help you.
This video of Paul O'Dette has some fairly good hand shots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G23_pcCZkZg
I have a Ronn McFarlane DVD (Contemporary Lute Virtuoso) that is very
helpful and easy to find (for a Lute DVD).
I have also seen a video that has excellent shots of the flying fingers of
Jacob Heringman, but I can't seem to find the link, maybe someone else can
assist.
All three of these players have different types of hands and it is
interesting to see the similarities and differences in their technique.
regards,
morgan
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Subject: [LUTE] Thumb-under . . always?
Making the transition from thumb-over to thumb-under technique has been
interesting. Holding the lute (without a strap) seems more
problematical, but seeing that the thumb and index finger pluck the
string in much the same place (unlike thumb-over, at least as I used to
use it) seems an advantage - at least from the standpoint of achieving
a consistent sound. (Perhaps not always desired, however).
But my question has to do with the position of the index finger and
thumb after the finger has plucked a note. Adopting the hand position
I see illustrated for thumb-under technique, and then striking a string
with the thumb, it naturally starts and finishes its stroke behind and
under the finger. But then it reflexively returns to its starting
position and when the index finger strikes the string, it ends its
stroke under and behind the thumb, before returning to its starting
position in front of the thumb. Is this natural for this technique?
Or does this depend upon hand size, length of thumb, etc.
Ned
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