[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar culture and habits?

2011-05-13 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
ferences for nails). Molino's technique was considered a bit radical in his day. Best, Eugene > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Chris Despopoulos > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:19 PM > To: wikla; V

[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar culture and habits?

2011-05-12 Thread wikla
Dear Martyn, Well, my comment was not about contents but style of writing... And it really was not so very serious... These conversations sometimes actually are quite entertaining, too. All the best, Arto On 12/05/11 11:24, Martyn Hodgson wrote: But my dear Arto - there really is

[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar culture and habits?

2011-05-12 Thread Martyn Hodgson
But my dear Arto - there really is no problem between debating conflicting views and 'friendship' - you can have both. It's only when personal abuse appears (as it did in some Lute list exchanges a number of years ago) that we ought to throw in the towel. However, I do agree t

[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar culture and habits?

2011-05-12 Thread Gary Digman
x27;s no sound worse than the sound of fifty guitars playing the same note at the same time."? A fellow guitarist (sometimes with/sometimes without nails). - Original Message - From: "Chris Despopoulos" To: "wikla" ; "Vihuelalist" Sent: Wednesda

[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar culture and habits?

2011-05-11 Thread Chris Despopoulos
I'm reminded of the engraving of a riot/melee between those who support use of the nails and those who do not. Face it... Guitarists are a weird bunch. How to you get a guitarists to be quiet? Hand him some sheet music. What do you call a guitarist who broke up with his girlfriend