It would be totally excellent if you'd find out where Besard made that suggestion. Thanks, jurgen
---------------------------------- “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 10:40 AM, Alain Veylit <al...@musickshandmade.com> wrote: > That's odd because I remember O'Dette's advice for the left-hand pinky: > plant it vertically on the string instead of laying it flat - which > requires more effort. That should mean his left-hand little finger can > bend... Not a conclusive proof for the right hand little finger but ... > For Renaissance lute, if I am not mistaken, the right-hand little finger > is supposed to be parallel to the sound board, just lightly brushing on > it, and it should remain extended. > > Anybody with a good explanation as to how additional basses would alter > the right hand position? If I recall, Besard still argued for a mixed > technique, thumb-under for fast runs and thumb over for whatever else > (chords). I think it is logical that increasing dedication of the thumb > to the bass strings does account for the shift in right-hand position, > and when you think about it, it is not a small revolution in music > history... > > On 3/4/19 7:12 PM, Richard Brook wrote: > > > Heard via the late great Pat OBrien Paul O’Dette couldn’t bend that finger > > down by itself. Though I think Pat said in my case the fault was in my > > head, not in the stars. > > D ick Brook > > > > > On Mar 4, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Alain Veylit al...@musickshandmade.com wrote: > > > Good one Rainer - Anybody remembers the title of that American series > > > from the 60s-70s where aliens live among us in disguise, and the only > > > sure way to identify them is that they cannot bend their little finger? > > > Worth mentioning also about right-hand technique, Jimmy Hendrix playing > > > with his teeth - frustrated leftie, you think? > > > On 3/4/19 12:19 PM, Rainer wrote: > > > > > > > On 04.03.2019 17:11, Alain Veylit wrote: > > > > > > > > > And then, there is Django Reinhardt... one big exception to the rules > > > > > of guitar playing. Experimenting with various techniques has probably > > > > > always been a popular habit among musicians, whether by choice or > > > > > force. > > > > > > > > And Aguado used the 4th finger of the right hand. Perhaps he was an > > > > alien :) > > > > Rainer > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
