< I don't think it fair to call any style of playing any > instrument 'incorrect' simply because it does not adhere rigidly to > tradition.
Here we go again! FWIW: I a) value the tradition (and the baroque) and b) agree wholeheartedly with the above statement. I play various instruments in various styles. Why should NSP be the only instrument restricted to a single style? Kreisler any one? Or Stuff Smith? Or Andrew Manze? Didier Lockwood? Gatemouth? Grappelly? Itzhak Perlman? Willie Taylor? I wish I knew who was playing properly... chirs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html