Thanks, Roman, but this shouldn't be taken as an illustration of what
I meant. I'm sorry that I don't have the means to throw it up on the
web at the moment.
Think stabilizing triangle from strap-end to pegbox.
s
On Mar 10, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@verizon.net>
wrote:
I've made a little chart of how to tie the strap to prevent rolling/
slipping:
http://torban.org/images/strap.jpg
RT'
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smith" <lutesm...@mac.com>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:43 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.
Tie the strap off at the butt end of lute in the usual way. Where
the strap ends over the left shoulder attach a long loop of string
(I like a dark shoelace). Let one end run over the peg at the nut
end of the pegbox and the other at the tip (or wherever you like
considering all those pegs to choose from). Make a few loops
around varius pegs on the far side to finetune the length and to
keep it from traveling.
I've done this for years. I can stand or sit and expect zero lute
rotation. It also keeps my shoulders 'square' and non slumpy which
may help your slippage problem.
Sean
On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Herbert Ward <wa...@physics.utexas.edu>
wrote:
In playing my 13-course, the strap is constantly on the verge
of slipping backwards off my left shoulder. To a lesser extent
this happens with my Renaissance lute also. Any suggeestions
besides safety-pinning the strap to my shirt?
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