Herbert wrote: > >Suppose you put a large thick book on >a music stand, directly in front of the lute. > >To what extent would this decrease the perceived >volume for the audience in an auditorium?
I'd have to guess that the answer to that is tied up also in such variables as the acoustic properties of the room you're playing in and how that is affected by the amount of audience in the space and where they physically are. That having been said I've seen many lutenists placing music on flat tables or laying their stands as flat as they can and setting them low so that the lute is up above the level of the stand. I'd have to say they do this for a good reason beyond their own physical comfort. Regards, Craig ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
