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On 04/25/2018 10:05 PM, Leonard Williams wrote:
>        I have frequently read in various lute tutors an admonishment not
>    to grip the neck between thumb and fingers, but to allow the weight of
>    the arm to press the strings.  I can never quite get this: the table of
>    the lute is near perpendicular to the floor; how does the weight of the
>    arm press the strings?  It rather pulls at the strings while sliding
>    off.  Is there another way to explain this technical point?
>
>    Thanks and regards,
>
>    Leonard Williams
>
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