FWIW, it took my swan neck _years_ to break in. Mathias
"Anthony Hind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > >> range vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus > >> mail. Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > >> > >> > >> > > Somebody on the French lute site mentioned recently that Paul > > O'Dette plays every position on every string (i.e. working up and > > down the neck) repeatedly (30 or 40 times) in quick succession to > > open up the sound of the lute and make it understand what it is > > supposed to do (i.e. sound like a lute a not just bits of wood > > glued together) > > > > Nigel > > > > > > > Nigel > Indeed, I have been aware this week that the breaking-in process > is not linear. I have the impression that my lute is at a crucial, > but unstable phase, in this process. In some playing sessions, the > slight woodiness seems present, until I have played for over an hour > or so, and then the sound "opens-up" and becomes so much more > transparent, as though it surpasses the resonator. Other times, the > process is much qicker. > I will certainly spend more time using the various recipes that > several of you have suggested, as well that suggested to me by > Benjamin. The important thing is to hear that the lute seems to be > gradually sweetening, and opening up, as I was hoping. Perhaps, I am > also adapting to the lute. > I trust your new lute is also developing as you hoped. > Best wishes > Anthony To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
