Dear Mark, Definitely get a strap, which will allow you to sit up straight and not hunch over to secure the lute.
I also use a vinyl-covered foam pad under the lute to help stabilize the instrument--a classical guitar pad adapted to fit the end of the lute. I don't know of anybody also who does this, but it works for me. Jim Stimson Nov 19, 2010 12:09:30 PM, ce2n...@gmail.com wrote: 1. My larson 10 course is in need of repair. Any suggestions in the north east? 2. I not played it in 4 years because holding it causes me back pain after 15 minutes. Any solution such as a strap or holder? I wrote daniel larson about this but no reply. Mark M -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html