during the course of this thread someone suggested putting a loose piece of chamois between the bowl and paunch. normally i put chamois on my thigh to keep the bowl from slipping but we played at a banquet last night and while standing and playing, it worked there as well.
there's always been a resistance to the strap in HIP quarters and it occurred to me there might be a genuine reason for not doing so - having to do with the delicate structure of the lute. what could attest to you never having this problem could be the construction quality of your instrument. - bill --- guy_and_liz Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A lot of folks, myself included, attach their straps > like that, and this is > the first I've heard of anyone having any problems > with the neck joint. > > >From: bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: lute net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > >Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute straps (genuinely about > straps and lutes) > >Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 16:27:50 +0100 (BST) > > > >i screwed one of those strap pegs into the butt end > of > >my oud, made a leather strap with leather thong to > >attach it to the peg box and i have to say it > looked > >ok - comfortable too - but i just pulled it all off > >again. > > > >the weakest point on an oud - i presume it's also > for > >a lute - is where the neck joins the body. both > my > >ouds - one cheap, the other not - started to buckle > at > >this point, thus causing string buzz and it > occurred > >to me (duh! ... duh-duh!!) that placing an over the > >shoulder strap on the instrument puts tugging > pressure > >at both ends and probably helped to bend it back on > >itself, aggravating the aforementioned buckle at > the > >neck/body join. > > > >if someone warned me of this beforehand, i > obviously > >didn't get it. > > > >- bill > > > >early music charango ... > http://groups.google.com/group/charango > > > >Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > early music charango ... http://groups.google.com/group/charango Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
