> >> In it Monica Pustilnik plays Corrente VI from Piccinini´s 1639 book. > >> > >> The archlute was made by Francisco Hervás (Granada). > > > > Thanks for sharing, Manolo! This is another example, though, of RH > > modern guitar playing technique, as regards position close to the rose > > and thumb-in. Amazing anyway.
> I don't understand what you mean, though... RH modern guitar playing > technique would imply thumb-out, not thumb-in, right? Yes, indeed. What I was referring to is the position of her right hand close to the bridge, her playing with nails, and the initial movements of her index and middle fingers from the root joints. That's how I was taught to play the classical guitar. When I picked up the lute, it was the renaissance lute first, and I was taught to turn my right arm around and play thumb-in. That blend of techniques betrays former guitarists who haven't abandoned the classical guitar. Don't get me wrong, though, Monica Pustilnik is an amazing player IMHO. She has been Evangelina Mascardi's partner on their marvellous Castaldi CD (strongly recommended). Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
