Dear Christopher, do you know Seegermanns papers on the matter? They're online on his "northern renaissance instruments" page.
Regards, Stephan Am 29 Sep 2005 um 19:44 hat Christopher Schaub geschrieben: > I agree and do play this way. But putting the pinky on or behind the bridge is > a bit more extreme. I've not heard any modern player do this. Even with slack > strings it would be a much different sound. I think it's also a difference > between playing for microphones (recording) and playing for an audience. In a > way, it's similar to how microphones changed singing. Even pop singers used to > have to project, now they just turn it up! Thanks for the input. > > Chris > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------- > Christopher Schaub > Lute & Voice > web: http://www.christopherschaub.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
