At 09:20 AM 11/10/2005, Garry Bryan wrote: >The nails need to go, though. > >lose the nails > >nails delenda est > >no nails are good nails. > >Research all you can on the lute. Play the lute. Find a teacher. Ask >questions. Trim your nails.
On nails: it depends. <http://g.rebours.free.fr/6E/6.With_or_without_nails.html> I play guitar and keep nails. My nails are strongly tapered down on the attack side so I can focus more attack from the flesh on early instruments. I would not be so bold as to prescribe what would work best for you, Muchacho Nuevo. Try it all...and if you can do so under tutelage, you will be better off. Best, Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
