[LUTE] Re: Technique and Tendonitis

2005-10-05 Thread Jon Murphy
jim abraham wrote: I'm wondering if thumb under would be less stressful. I can't think of a reason why it would be, but the only way you'll ever know is to try it for a while. I doubt that the problem is your thumb under or over technique. More likely it is the actual movement (and

[LUTE] Re: Technique and Tendonitis

2005-10-05 Thread bill kilpatrick
from one old hand to another ... thanks - very useful. - bill --- Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jim abraham wrote: I'm wondering if thumb under would be less stressful. I can't think of a reason why it would be, but the only way you'll ever know is to try it for a

[LUTE] Re: Technique and Tendonitis

2005-10-05 Thread Vance Wood
It might be less stressful, thumb in that is, provided the extended thumb is not too long engrained in your technique. From a musical point of view thumb in allows a better attack with the fingers on the doubled courses, in my opinion and experience, having played both ways. You might also get

[LUTE] Re: Technique and Tendonitis

2005-10-04 Thread Howard Posner
jim abraham wrote: I'm wondering if thumb under would be less stressful. I can't think of a reason why it would be, but the only way you'll ever know is to try it for a while. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html