Howdy saw (or new boy, and I agree with Stewart that a real name signature
is more approprate to this list).
I'll leave the matters of play (thumb under or over) at to the plucking of
both strings to the real lutenists, but suffiice to say that is is a long
finger that avoids the nails. I'll
saw 192837 wrote:
Howdy boys
Now you've done it.
New boy here. I finally got my 1979 (?) Larry K Brown 8 course Hans Frei c34
replica lute. Strung with nylon, cherry ribs (? what the hell is rib?
B-B-Q?) I assume the top is also cherry
Jon's already given a concise definition of ribs,
Congratulations. You've discovered that there are differences between
guitars and lutes. It will take some experimentation, and the whole
process will go a lot faster if you invest in some lessons with someone
who knows how to do it.
Holding a lute can present problems. A strap is a good
At 09:20 AM 11/10/2005, Garry Bryan wrote:
The nails need to go, though.
lose the nails
nails delenda est
no nails are good nails.
Research all you can on the lute. Play the lute. Find a teacher. Ask
questions. Trim your nails.
On nails: it depends.
Seems to me that you are getting wonderful advice on this list. You are very
lucky to have picked up a used instrument. I had to by a brand new lute from
the beginning, but I am very happy with the lute I bought. I only respond
because I am a beginner on the lute. It is best if you hire a teacher.
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:22:01 + saw 192837 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Howdy boys
New boy here. I finally got my 1979 (?) Larry K Brown 8 course Hans
Frei c34
replica lute. Strung with nylon, cherry ribs (? what the hell is
rib?
B-B-Q?) I assume the top is also cherry
The lute
--- Garry Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The nails need to go, though.
lose the nails
nails delenda est
no nails are good nails.
Awww... don't listen about the nails. Do you want to
dedicate yourself to the lute? Do you see yourself
playing lute professionally? Then cut off the
:20 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Now we are one, forever (New Boy Gets Lute, and a cherry
tree dies)
saw 192837 wrote:
Howdy boys
Now you've done it.
New boy here. I finally got my 1979 (?) Larry K Brown 8 course Hans Frei
c34
replica lute. Strung with nylon, cherry ribs (? what the hell
There are a couple of pictures of Pat O'Brien's right hand from the
LSA site pictures of the Vancouver 2005 seminar:
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Vancouver2005/ThumbUnder1-RS.jpg
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Vancouver2005/ThumbUnder2-RS.jpg
Pat plays everything including lute,
Saw--
Congratulations on becoming a lutenist!
My own brief history on holding the lute (FWIW):
I'm on the tall side, so holding the lute without going hunchbacked
was a real problem for me. I started with left leg crossed over right,
resting the lute on my thighs. Back
Master new boy,
Regarding holding the lute,
What has worked best for me is to use a strap and play standing up. Since my
lute doesn't have a pin for a strap I took two soft leather trouser belts,
buckled them together (making an adjustable strap), then put the strap over
the
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