I frequently stand tho it's pretty easy w/ a 6-c sports model. I'm
impressed by someone taking the initiative w/ the larger baroque
sedans.
Sean
On Dec 10, 2007, at 3:59 PM, Charles Browne wrote:
Dear All,
I was fascinated to watch Andrew Maginley at the recent Lute Society
meeting
as he played the baroque lute while standing. I have been trying this
over
the last two weeks with an archlute and a swanneck baroque lute and it
is
quite an interesting experience. I have found it much easier than I
thought
although the low ceiling in our cottage now has pockmarks all over!
The
archlute is easier to hold than the baroque lute due, in part, to the
relative shallowness of the archlute bowl. The lute strap has a short
'tail'
on which I usually sit and I tuck this end through a belt-loop on my
trousers. The physical balance is easier to maintain and I do not feel
so
stiff after playing, presumably because I am standing upright and can
move a
little. Could these callisthenics be regarded as 'Playing a short
exercise"?
No, perhaps not!
I wondered whether there are others who have converted from the sitting
position and who observations about their own experiences?
best wishes
Charles
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