Thanks for all the replies. Time to start experimenting! On Oct 3, 2013, at 3:57 AM, Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Bill, > Most early representations show theorboes being held quite high up > and resting on the right thigh rather than between the legs as a modern > 'classical' guitarist. Further, many early extant instruments have > fixing points for a cord/strap/ribbon: a button (or similar) at the end > of the body and one on the back of the first pegbox roughly where the > pegs are. Incidentally I can't see evidence of a practice of sitting on > the strap end. > By resting the instrument on the right thigh (similar to a flamenco > player's posture rather than a modern 'classical' guitarist- ie > inbetween the legs) and using such a strap I find all one needs is > something like a rough thick chamois leather placed on the thigh to > avoid any possibility of the instrument's lower side sliding forward. > No doubt, as has been suggested before (Bob Spencer I think), the heavy > coats of earlier players served much the same purpose. > It is also helpful to hold a theorbo more upright than a lute so that > the centre of gravity is closer in - it also helps a bit in playing > large left hand stretches. I've seen quite a few newcomers to the > theorbo struggle mightily with trying to play a theorbo in an almost > horizontal position as they play the lute and who soon find it much > easier when it is held more upright. > regards, > Martyn > > From: William Samson <[email protected]> > To: Lute List <[email protected]>; Daniel Shoskes > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 22:42 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Thigh support for theorbo > Interesting question. Do we know how it was done back in the day? > Bill > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > __________________________________________________________________ > From: Daniel Shoskes <[1][email protected]>; > To: Lute List <[2][email protected]>; > Subject: [LUTE] Thigh support for theorbo > Sent: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 9:35:50 PM > Dear Theorbistas: has anyone ever tried one of the classical guitar > rests/cushions/supports that many guitarists now use instead of a > footstool for their theorbo? Some have suction cups or clamps which I > wouldn't be thrilled to use on my instrument, but some, like the > Dynarette don't. > I'm still struggling to find an ergonomic position and the "sitting > on > the strap" options just don't fit my body. > Thanks > Danny > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1][3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- > References > 1. [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:[email protected] > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
