Depending on your finger geometry, the barre noise can be reduced by
rolling, but not for all chrds. Some chords scrunch the fingers such
that it is very difficult to unpeel them.
Aslo, the position of the second course must be spaced such that the
strings are directly under the the joint of
Dear All,
As another long-time gut user, just a brief comment:
The only time I feel I've had the problem which Dan describes is in hot
and humid weather, when talcum powder might well help.
In general, I find gut to be the quietest of all string materials -
unpolished Nylgut produces a
On Nov 25, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote:
A question for the no gut, no glory crowd. I have noticed that
gut
strings are stickier on my left hand fingers and sometimes when
I lift
off the string the stickiness can cause extraneous sounds. Have
others
noticed this and
I oil my gut strings to reduce humidity sensitivity. Not sure it works
but the feel is less squeaky. r
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
Behalf Of Daniel Shoskes
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To: lute
Subject: [LUTE]
String will stick to my finger and sometimes restrike as I lift off.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:48 AM, howard posner
[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote:
On Nov 25, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote:
A question for the no gut, no glory crowd. I have noticed that
gut
On Nov 25, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote:
String will stick to my finger and sometimes restrike as I lift off.
You might want to try polished gut if you're not already using it.
Or if you're using polished gut, the polish would be what's getting
sticky, so try unpolished.
You could
I find that simply washing my hands with soap and cold water helps for at
least awhile.
Guy
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Of howard posner
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:10 AM
To: lute list
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Left
I soak my hands in soapy water for a few minutes and then rub some shea butter
on my finger tips before playing. It makes a huge difference both in avoiding
the squeakiness and in improving the overall tone. If the fingertips are too
dry, the resulting tone is harsh and unpleasant.
Hello Danny:
This is a 'sticky' problem in the humid eastern part of the US, and
I've found the only thing that works is talc or something like it.
It's amusing that one can go to all the effort and expense of playing
on good gut strings and still produce the
Gut strings make noise from the left hand, and this is very
noticeable during recordings.
All early instruments make noises like this, like our 17th century
organ makes clicking key noises. It is part of the sound.
You can rub the string with a walnut, as the treatises advise, but I
would
Danny,
I have been a gut player for over 15 years, and I can attest to its
beauty, as well as its problems.
Many have given a good deal of advice. Davit T's message was very
insightful as well.
For me, I had a terrible experience in recording the Allemande CD. I
recorded the entire CD,
The extra sounds comes with a lute. Playing with a viol, or a cembalo,
or any early music instrument, you'll notice many extra sounds. Modern
strings on a modern instrument are another story: another sound from
another world. Don't compare. Recording a lute, though, can take
things out of balance,
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