[LUTE] Re: Ribbons to hold (baroque) lutes WAS Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread Martyn Hodgson
The Hollar depiction suggests that the tape/ribbon was not fastened to coat buttons but emerged from round the back through the button holes. Regarding button marks/scrathces on the backs of lutes: presumably one might get these even without using any form of support since the

[LUTE] Re: itinerant dana

2011-03-15 Thread Gary Digman
The optimist says the glass is half full, the pessimist says it's half empty, but it all depends on what's in the glass. If the glass is full of toxic waste, the roles are reversed. Gonna be a long time passing, I'm afeared. Fiddling while Rome burns... again. Gary - Original Message

[LUTE] more for a C-Instrument G-Lute

2011-03-15 Thread Anton Höger
Hi, I have uploaded the famous De La Torre - La Spagna and another Almain of Coleman Enjoy it. C-Instrument G-Lute http://www.mediafire.com/?3fri3p1qmfpz2 Coleman, Charles - 03-Almain Coleman, Charles - 04-Almain De La Torre - La Spagna If you want, you can download a mp3

[LUTE] Re: Purcell: Cupid, the slyest rogue alive

2011-03-15 Thread David van Ooijen
I forgot who started this, but to whomever it concerns, the Novello Purcell Society edition has this to say: Slashed C after C and slashed inverted C after slashed C imply 'twice as fast'. Slashed inverted C after C should imply 'four times as fast' but can mean 'twice as fast'. [...] Where

[LUTE] Re: Purcell: Cupid, the slyest rogue alive

2011-03-15 Thread Peter Nightingale
David, This was something I started, and Bernd Haegemann and Arthur Ness reached the conclusion you cite. Thank you all very much! I played around with the music yesterday and I concluded that it does indeed seem to make sense. I would love to see the scanned material you mention, if it's

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread Anthony Hind
I hitch my shirt backwards a few inches before lowering the strap onto my shoulder. This removes slack from the front of the shirt, and makes the final arrangement tighter and more satisfactory. Herbert Ward Yes, you are right, the clothes worn may also be considered as part of the strap

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread cyndiric
Has anyone mentioned suede leather? I use a 12 x 18 inch piece of suede (animal origin, not synthetic) on my lap when I sit to play. It keeps the lute from slipping. Suede works well as a thin strip and doesn't slide. The advantage of suede is that it works with period garments as well as

[LUTE] Re: Purcell: Cupid, the slyest rogue alive

2011-03-15 Thread Bernd Haegemann
This was something I started, and Bernd Haegemann and Arthur Ness reached the conclusion you cite. Thank you all very much! I have already chosen a place on the wall where I'll put an engraving of this paragraph ;-)) B. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Beating time for Lully

2011-03-15 Thread Daniel F Heiman
Literally: http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/0940463.html Regards, Daniel To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html