Has anyone mentioned suede leather? I use a 12 x 18 inch piece of suede (animal origin, not synthetic) on my lap when I sit to play. It keeps the lute from slipping. Suede works well as a thin strip and doesn't slide. The advantage of suede is that it works with period garments as well as modern.
Depending on where you live, suede can be purchased in hobby craft stores. -----Original Message----- From: Herbert Ward <wa...@physics.utexas.edu> To: lute <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 9:26 am Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder. on-skip material between strap and shoulder works fine. hanks. I hitch my shirt backwards a few inches before lowering he strap onto my shoulder. This removes slack from he front of the shirt, and makes the final arrangement ighter and more satisfactory. Material similar to rug/carpet backing include (a) non-skid shelf liner (at Walmart next to the shelf aper), and (b) non-skid drawer liner (at hardware supply outlet, to eep tools from sliding around in drawers). Alternative (b) may be available in black. To get on or off this list see list information at ttp://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
