My roommate in Basel had one his ren lute. I didn't like it much because the lute flops around that one point. I think he used something lie a saxophone neck strap since we normally didn't wear leather doublets with buttons. There is a painting somewhere that shows this on the back of a lute. I much prefer having the lute suspended between two points. You just need to tie a loop in the middle of the string. The size isn't all that important as gravity will help. Then you have to get the string VERY taught between the two strap pegs so that the string doesn't stray to far from the middle rib.
On May 3, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Sean Smith wrote: > 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? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
