>> Well, I've finally joined the realm of the giraffe wranglers. Behold
>> my new Archlute, courtesy of Andrew Rutherford: You obviously enjoyed it, and so did I. That is a nice one. I have been surprised to see, that you hold the lute on a strap and with your right arm. It look like you're comfortable with that bearing. I tried that position, but I found that it caused too much tension on my right arm because of the neck entension of the lute to my left. So, I have it standing on my right leg, but with a strap running over my back to the left shoulder so as to have the lute fixed. Another thing, isn't it funny that Zamboni didn't leave the execution of long appogiature to players? He wrote them out, like daddy Bach did with ornaments, to make sure they're executed exactly the way he had in mind. -- All the best, Mathias > So that's what you folks are called. LOUD APPLAUSE!! I'm sure you'll > loosen up in a few days; for right out of the box that sounds great. > Is it a rule on this list to do a show 'n tell whenever a new > instrument is acquired? I suppose it should be a law. Would love to > see detailed pics, too. Long live the ITALIAN Baroque lute! I have > the Zamboni, sitting uselessly on my bookshelf. If that's your living > room you have a great space for it. Congratulations. -Dan To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
