On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM, TheOther<[email protected]> wrote: > When I finger a note, I tend to interfere with at least 1 adjacent string, > if not both adjacent strings. It's no problem at all for me to strike both
Short of fitting a wider finger board, you could change the spacing of the strings on the nut: each pair of strings a little closer to each other, the course themselves a little more apart. A little more space between the higher courses than between the lower course. But you might run into buzzing string within the pair that forms a course, so experiment if you can. Depending how the nut of your lute is, you can do that yourself. Some nuts have many shallow grooves, all you have to do is shift the strings from one groove to another. Other nuts have deep grooves, each groove the size of the string it must guide. Here, make a good drawing before you do anything, or take the instrument to a maker. He might supply you with more than one nut, just held in place by the pressure of the strings, no glue needed, so you can experiment. It might be worth the trouble. I adjust the spacing on the nut myself, if needed. David - had a guitar pupil once who could play an Em chord with the tip of one finger. No gloves, btw. -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [email protected] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
