Good question--I have a hard time getting my ring finger working well, especially switching between single-note runs and four-note chords. I can't separate it far enough from my pinky. How were chords of more than three notes played without ring finger in thumb-in play? Regards, Leonard Williams -----Original Message----- From: yuval.dvo...@posteo.de To: lute net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; Lute arc <lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sun, Aug 30, 2020 8:59 am Subject: [LUTE] Ringfinger Dear all, first of all I'd like to express my sincerest gratitude towards Wayne for creating this great forum! Unfortunately I became only a member a few years ago, but still I enjoyed much of the discussions here! I hope, that the list will continue also after Wayne's retirement! The actual reason for writing is this time about the use of the ringfinger of the right hand in 16th/early 17th century lute music. What do we know about it? When did lute players start to use it? It would be great to collect some sources, with your generous help! Also ideas for modern literature is appreciated! Have a nice sunday and enjoy lute playing Yuval To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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