[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-08 Thread Rob Lute
There is a picture somewhere of a thumb or finger attachment. It might be this one, but it is not clear enough, and looks like the left hand - the picture may be the wrong way around: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/spencer/html/Page%20415.html Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list in

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-07 Thread Anthony Hind
Ed I am still surprised that the long nails succeeded in marking through the strings. Does anyone know of guitare players leaving similar marks? Do you not think that the luthist might have invented some sort of extentions to his fingers? These things could be made by anyone. Look at th

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-07 Thread Edward Martin
No trouble at all, Martyn. Yes, the marks clearly indicate that it was played as a 13 course lute, as I have been saying. It shows a hundred or so thumb nail marks near the rose, and the corresponding marks from finger playing while in this position. Also, if one were strumming with a plectru

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-07 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:57:24 + (GMT) From: Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought To: Rob Lute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-07 Thread Rob Lute
We musn't forget that strumming is not unknown on the lute, 11c lutes at least. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes in South Dakota - another thought

2008-02-07 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Thank you. Sorry to press you a wee bit but do you think it was played in its 13 course form because of the pattern of the marks? ie do they dissapear or become significantly fainter under where the 1st to 13th courses would run? Even if so, its last played state and that causing the mark