Strap, absolutely. You can sit upright, have your pelvis balanced and your air column straight. No more pain in your back, promised.
Mathias > 2. I not played it in 4 years because holding it causes me back pain after 15 minutes. Any solution such as a strap or holder? I wrote daniel larson about this but no reply. Mark M -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
