Vance, David, This is a serious list. Please keep the levity to a minimum. ;^) Concerning straps, there was often a taught string that went from the end button to another button close to the neck joint on the bowl. This could be attached to a clasp on one's shirt. Of course it would be invisible in most iconography. (my old Vandervogel lute has one, too) Has anyone tried this? Was it successful? Sean Smith
Vance Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You are a funny man David. Levitateing Lutes, whoever heard of such a thing-----would that be the original Air Lute? I'm sorry I just couldn't resist this one. Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rastall" To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:32 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute straps > On May 2, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Craig Allen wrote: > > I"ve tried playing the lute standing up without a strap and it's > > very difficult for me. So I prefer to sit with a piece of suede > > across my knee to keep the lute from slipping. > > Me too. I find it difficult to play standing up, in fact I even use > a strap when sitting down. But for the purposes of a painting, it's > easy enough to pose with a lute standing up. Maybe that's what they > were doing in those paintings; although, the lute-playing angels > could probably levitate the lute to whatever position they > wanted... ;-) ;-) > > 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 > --
