Hi Anthony - If you look at my web page of pictures of lute players, which is arranged chronologically,
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/icon/1500.html you will see that the angle of the forearm prograssed slowly in time (from 1500 to 1600) like the hand on a clock. From 8:00 to noon. When playing a small instrument with a plectrum, or even with fingers, the forearm is angled low to hold the instrument. Other web pages of old paintings of lute players tend to not be arranged by the date, and so you may miss this transition if you are not careful to look for it. Wayne > From: Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Another beginner's question > > May I ask you whether you use both techniques on the same piece, for > a special effect, or only when you change music types (eg music > before 1600 thumb-in, Post 1600, Dowland and those that follow, thumb- > out)? Was the change gradual and not deliberate (determined by the > increase in the number of strings) or sudden? > If it was gradual, I suppose some performer composers may have varied > between both styles, according to the type of piece they were playing. > Would Dowland have still used thumb in for Variations, for example? > regards > Anthony > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
