[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread Anthony Hind
system (as mentioned already by Martyn). A shiny material can look elegant, but may need to be avoided. Anthony - Message d'origine De : Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu À : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoyé le : Mar 15 mars 2011, 14h 25min 48s Objet : [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread cyndiric
as modern. Depending on where you live, suede can be purchased in hobby craft stores. -Original Message- From: Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu To: lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 9:26 am Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder. on-skip material between strap

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-11 Thread Anthony Hind
A : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Jeu 10 mars 2011, 19h 20min 18s Objet : [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder. Thanks, Roman, but this shouldn't be taken as an illustration of what I meant. I'm sorry that I don't have the means to throw it up on the web at the moment. Think

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-11 Thread wikla
On 11/03/11 12:36, Anthony Hind wrote: [1]http://tinyurl.com/67qfg6x So beautiful instrument!! Made by? Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Lex van Sante
I suppose that you are not left handed, right? Where do you attach the strap to, somewhere in the region of the pegbox? Perhaps you could try to attach the strap to the body of the lute in the neck area. Some lutes have a strap attachment contraption there. As the baroque lute has a longer neck

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Taco Walstra
On 03/10/2011 04:20 AM, Herbert Ward wrote: In playing my 13-course, the strap is constantly on the verge of slipping backwards off my left shoulder. To a lesser extent this happens with my Renaissance lute also. Any suggeestions besides safety-pinning the strap to my shirt? To get on or

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Roland Hayes
Do you have a leather strap where the inside is rough and will grab your shirt? If not, try one. And no silk shirts. r -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Herbert Ward Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:20 PM To:

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Sean Smith
Tie the strap off at the butt end of lute in the usual way. Where the strap ends over the left shoulder attach a long loop of string (I like a dark shoelace). Let one end run over the peg at the nut end of the pegbox and the other at the tip (or wherever you like considering all those pegs

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
I've made a little chart of how to tie the strap to prevent rolling/slipping: http://torban.org/images/strap.jpg RT' - Original Message - From: Sean Smith lutesm...@mac.com To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:43 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-10 Thread Sean Smith
: I've made a little chart of how to tie the strap to prevent rolling/ slipping: http://torban.org/images/strap.jpg RT' - Original Message - From: Sean Smith lutesm...@mac.com To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:43 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-09 Thread Edward Martin
Try rotating the instrument. Pull back on the right arm, and with the left, arm, push it forward slightly. That will set it up mechanically to work. ed At 09:20 PM 3/9/2011, Herbert Ward wrote: In playing my 13-course, the strap is constantly on the verge of slipping backwards off my left