Amen ! ;-) Jean-Marie
> Le 10 mai 2019 à 21:54, Stewart McCoy <lu...@cs.dartmouth.edu> a écrit : > > In discussing the plucking of strings with or without nails, I think it is > important to keep Thomas Mace, _Musick's Monument_ (1676) in mind. He was, of > course, referring to the lute, not the guitar, but I think his remarks on > page 73 are relevant for both plucked instruments: > > "But in the doing of This, take notice, that you strike not your Strings with > your Nails, as some do, who maintain it the Best way of Play, but I do not; > and for This Reason; because the Nail cannot draw so sweet a Sound from a > Lute, as the nibble end of the Flesh can do. > > I confess in a Consort, it might do well enough, where the Mellowness (which > is the most Excellent satisfaction from a Lute) is lost in the Crowd; but > Alone, I could never receive so good Content from the Nail, as from the > Flesh; However (This being my Opinion) let Others do, as seems Best to > Themselves." > > Stewart McCoy. > > -----Original Message----- From: Roland Hayes > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 11:34 PM > To: Lute List > Subject: [LUTE] De Visee > > Do we think he played with nails? Lutenists did not as I understand, > but > > I have always thought his lute pieces were merely arrangements of > guitar/theorbo pieces. For those instruments we can establish the use > of nails. > > And if deVisee played guitar with nails, then he most likely played > theorbo with nails as well. Yes? Glue on nails had yet to arrive on the > scene. > > Get [1]Outlook for Android > > This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity > to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is > privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable > law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or > the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please notify us > immediately by telephone and return the original message to us at > i...@legalaidbuffalo.org -- > > References > > 1. https://aka.ms/ghei36 > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
