i've played my oud nude while waiting for the shower red welts, ribs and thigh
--- timothy motz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wether or not you performed without clothes would > depend on which you > thought was your strong suite- your playing or your > body. I'll keep > practicing. > > But if you did perform in the nude, you could > probably call it > performance art and get a grant to fund it ;-) > > I don't know what's available in Australia, but I've > found that a > piece of chamois leather on my lap keeps the lute > from slipping > without being too sticky. I can buy it in the auto > care department > of any large store in the U.S. > > There is also something called guitar grease (not > actually a > petroleum-based grease) which can be rubbed into the > grooves in the > nut to lubricate the strings. It's a little neater > than pencil > graphite. Stewart-Macdonald sells it online. > > I found that once I got the lute in tune, if I kept > it in its case > when I wasn't playing it and was reasonably careful > about where I > left the case, it really didn't go out of tune all > that much, even > with gut strings -- and I could get it back in tune > pretty readily. > From the warnings I had read, as a newbie I had > expected it to > require major retuning every time I picked it up. > > Tim > > > > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: Broken string > >Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:47:18 -0000 > > > >>Dear Caroline, > >> > >>It would appear that your F string is a wound > string. Wound strings > >>tend to get stuck at the nut. You can avoid this > by rubbing a pencil > >>on the nut and on the string, where they come into > contact with each > >>other. The graphite of the pencil lead acts as a > lubricant. > >> > >>To find the right place on the string, tune the > string roughly up to > >>pitch, mark the top of the string immediately over > the nut with your > >>pencil. Unwind the string enough for the pencil to > get all around > >>it, and plaster it with graphite at the place > marked. Then when you > >>tighten it back up, it slips easily over the nut. > >> > >>Martin Shepherd's advice is quite important, i.e. > always tune > >>strings from below the note upwards, rather than > from above the note > >>downwards (in pitch). You may need to keep turning > the string down > >>to be able to do this. If you are not sure whether > a note is in tune > >>or not, or you know it is not in tune but can't > tell whether it is > >>flat or sharp, again, do what Martin suggests. > After you've turned > >>the string down, you'll hear the note recognisably > flat, and then > >>you'll hear it grow into tune as you turn the peg. > >> > >>I have less enthusiasm for Howard Posner's > suggestion of playing > >>without any clothes on. The lute has a tendency to > stick to one's > >>skin, which can't do the varnish much good. > Besides, if you are used > >>to practising that way, what happens when you come > to perform? > >> > >>To add to what Howard says about turning the pegs, > I would suggest > >>thinking of the peg more as a screw than a nail. > In other words, > >>push the peg inwards as you turn it, as if > screwing it in, rather > >>than tune the string up to pitch, and then push > the peg straight > >>into the peghole like a nail hammered into a piece > of wood. Pushing > >>the peg in without turning it, may distort the > pitch of the note > >>slightly, and may even damage the peghole. > >> > >>Best wishes, > >> > >>Stewart McCoy. > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Caroline Chamberlain" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:11 AM > >>Subject: Broken string > >> > >> > >>> Dear Lute Listers > >>> > >>> I obtained my first lute a couple of weeks ago > and have just > >>broken a > >>> string. There has been a lot of technical stuff > about strings on > >>the > >>> discussion list in recent times, but to be > honest, such > >>technicalities are > >>> beyond me. I should like some practical advice, > please, because I > >>don't > >>> understand why I broke the string. I was trying > to tune it to F, > >>and had > >>> got to E, so it was well below what I was aiming > for. I should > >>have thought > >>> that there was no reason for the break. I had > successfully tuned > >>the lute a > >>> couple of times in the previous week, so I know > it's possible! > >>> > >>> As a classical guitarist, I do find the tuning > pegs awkward. > >>Indeed, I am > >>> finding the whole lute awkward at present, but > I've no doubt that > >>> eventually I might get the hang of it and > actually be able to play > >>something! > >>> > >>> In the meantime, any practical hints on tuning - > without too much > >>science - > >>> would be most appreciated. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> Caroline > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>To get on or off this list see list information at > >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >> > > > > > ===== "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! 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