Sorry, I couldn't resist. I have no need to express the hands must be kept white and clean. It is the mark of a gentleman and a lady,and it were better never to play of the lute than to play with nasty hands. For the nails, they must be short and smoothly cut (which some do with a little file). ...But take heed that you never lay the little finger upon the bridge or behind the bridge, neither strike the strings with the nails, nor so hard as if you would tear them in pieces. Mary Burwell tutor. -- Bruno Figueiredo
Pesquisador autonomo da pratica e interpretac,ao historicamente informada no alaude e teorba. Doutor em Praticas Interpretativas pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
