[LUTE] Re: Re=3A?=_?=_Re=3A?= Baroque lute and the little finger=3F?=

2017-02-26 Thread Matthew Daillie
On 26/02/2017 16:49, Ralf Mattes wrote: That might explain why the ring finger was hardly ever used in lute playing (and in most of 18th century guitar playing!). And let's not forget that keyboard fingering up the the early 18th century avoids right hand thumb and pinky. The ring finger

Re=3A?=_?=_Re=3A?= Baroque lute and the little finger=3F?=

2017-02-26 Thread Ralf Mattes
Am Sonntag, 26. Februar 2017 15:53 CET, Richard Brook schrieb: > Hi John > > I have found the same problem. My pinky and ring finger wish to act as a unit. Wellcome to the club ;-) That might explain why the ring finger was hardly ever used in lute playing (and in most