Strap and leather cloth is all I need. The chitarrone does not rest on the leg, though, but on the outer side of the right leg.
My two cents. Mathias > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Daniel Shoskes > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:55 AM > To: Lute List > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Thigh support for theorbo > > 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 > > >
