Dear Chris, the problem is not with the position shown in the paintings, but the sound we expect to come from a lute.
If you play in ensemble even with a renaissance lute, to be heard it is often better to go for a harder tone that may sound for the player rough, but could mean that it is audible past the first few rows. best wishes Mark Wheeler www.pantagruel.de -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
