I was wondering same.
> On Jul 23, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Sterling Price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Just curious-- has anyone ever had or heard of a pegbox failing because of a > strap? It should be fine if one ties the strap as close as possible to the > joint. > Sterling > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jul 23, 2015, at 10:23 AM, Chris Barker <csbarker...@att.net> wrote: >> >> I have noticed one recurring mistake that lutenists are making with straps. >> I'm no bigtime performer, just an amateur for fifty years, but I have built >> a number of Lutes and Vihuelas, and I see a problem some lutenists are >> making with their straps. Attaching a strap to a button that is pinned >> through the end of the lute and into the tail block is just fine. Attaching >> a strap to the pegbox is NOT. The pegbox is already under a great deal of >> tension from the strings. The added tension from a strap, no matter how >> slight, is just multiplying the chances for a difficulty to occur. It is >> always advisable to mount a button through the center stave and into the >> neck block less than an inch from the neck/body joint. On Vihuelas and >> Baroque and Renaissance Guitars the button should be pinned through the neck >> block centered and less than an inch from the heel, or into the heel itself >> if it is large enough. I have done this, and it works. Others have been >> happy with it as well. >> >> Chris >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf >> Of Charles Mokotoff >> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:44 AM >> To: LuteNet list <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute Strap >> >> Thanks to everyone for the replies. What is clear from my looking the >> URLs over is that: >> 1. No one in the USA is selling these >> 2. They are a bit expensive for what you get >> However, I understand that some of these are quite beautiful and much >> nicer than anything I could probably cobble together. >> More importantly, I played around with my version some more and noticed >> that, yes, the lute is sitting stable on the RIGHT thigh, rather than >> in between the thighs with a footstool, (essentially I hold the >> instrument as if it were a classical guitar). This used to work in my >> younger years, not so much now. But, playing thumb out and using the >> strap, it still is uncomfortable and tends to put my hand over the rose >> or even closer to the neck. Perhaps just needs some time to adjust? >> Nigel North's strap configuration looks a bit different than what Paul >> uses: >> [1]https://youtu.be/c7wLjIF1N5o >> Thanks, again. >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Charles Mokotoff >> <[2]mokot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Does anyone know where I could get this strap that Paul O'Dette >> is >> referring to in this interview? >> [1][3]https://youtu.be/tQ5vltWA0IY?t=15m27s >> I have tried jury-rigging something similar but it isn't working >> all >> that well for me. My lute looks about the same size as the >> instrument >> Paul is holding. >> Thanks for any words of wisdom on this, I've been wanting to sit >> differently for some time. >> -- >> References >> 1. [4]https://youtu.be/tQ5vltWA0IY?t=15m27s >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. https://youtu.be/c7wLjIF1N5o >> 2. mailto:mokot...@gmail.com >> 3. https://youtu.be/tQ5vltWA0IY?t=15m27s >> 4. https://youtu.be/tQ5vltWA0IY?t=15m27s >> 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >>
