On Mar 26, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Vance Wood wrote: > I used to play with the nails many years ago. I got a pretty good > sound as > well but I didn't then realize that I was only playing one string > in the > pair that makes up a course.
Yeah, getting both strings with the nail is a problem. I'm pretty sure that I'm plucking both strings, but the string that my nail hits first is always going to be louder of the two. > You can play with the nails but I think what > you will find you either create a lousy sound or you do not play > all the > strings you are supposed to. Well, I think I'm getting a good sound, albeit a thinner and sharper one than thumb-under gives me. For 16th-century music I still use thumb-under in the "traditional" way, simply keeping my nails out of the way. But the 17th-century music seems to lend itself to a sharper, more aggressive sound. The lute that I'm experimenting with nails on is my 66.5cm 10-course. David R [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.rastallmusic.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
