I only play Renaissance lute and I don't use one, though I know
accomplished players who swear by them, as in "By my lutestrap!".
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Dan Winheld <[1]dwinh...@lmi.net>
wrote:
Personally could never understand or tolerate a strap on any normal,
Personally could never understand or tolerate a strap on any normal,
i.e., non-extended neck lute. Only necessary on tiny lutes (like wearing
a necktie!) or the big bad boys. My archlute- a rather small one- does
require the strap. But not my 68cm. 13 course bass rider d-minor lute.
Dan
On
Well yes I fear so!
Out of my searchable database of (now) 2060 images which I've been
collecting for years there are just 49 with a lute strap in use! And
most of those are archlutes or theorbos. I think this is indeed a
serious question.
An initial part of this database has been uploaded
Dear Tuomas,
I just got three straps (french: bandoulières) for theorbo, archlute
and guitar by José Antonio Ahumada, Paris, France, total 115 plus
shipping. They are really wonderful and not at all slippery. I know that
many french lutenists use his straps. Please ask him for details and
Dear Tuomas,
You can find two messages about these straps from me here,
http://www.mail-archive.com/lute@cs.dartmouth.edu/msg19828.html
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/Le_luth/message/5306
Anthony
Le 23 fevr. 08 =E0 10:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a ecrit :
Dear Tuomas,
I just got three
Am I mistaken, or does Edin Karamazov play theorbo sans strap? I see no
visible means of support to the instrument, and he is often in motion. How
can he do this??
Leonard Williams
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On 2/22/08 2:15 PM, Tuomas Rauramaa
I don't use a strap for theorbos or archlutes, the necks are made
very light (a good idea anyway)
so that the instruments balance. Historically, you do see straps, but
the neck angle is usually different from modern practice.
At an angle slightly less than 45 degrees, you may see improvement in
An archlute, rather than a theorbo. Not a very long one either.
RT
- Original Message -
From: Leonard Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Straps/Karamazov
Am I mistaken, or does Edin Karamazov play
