> It's a great pic. let's be thankful that there are so many great pics. > But what I like is the "Thumb Middle" It is so present, so real.
Could it be that this "thumb middle" position was the common way to play bass lutes? The Bakfark picture also shows him playing "thumb middle" on a large lute. Are To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html