>If you only have the pinky down, there is a limit on the color range. dt
> > I think that the "little finger down" thing has become a > religion, these days. It is likely that there were as many styles > of play as there were players in the "old times." It's interesting > that not all surviving instruments have the "smudge." Were they > cleaned up? Were they repaired with new soundboards? Were they > played without that pinky on the face? > > > > Guitarists do not play with the pinky on the face and play fairly > fast and acurately. It seems a somewhat unnecessary bit of the > "Orthodox Lute technique." > > > > Just my $.02 > > > > Joseph Mayes > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
