re your back problem - it might be helpful to find someone with experience in
treating back problems as you start playing again e.g. a chiropracter or , even
better, a lutenist with qualifications in Alexander Technique
best wishes
Charles
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Dear Mark,
Definitely get a strap, which will allow you to sit up straight and
not hunch over to secure the lute.
I also use a vinyl-covered foam pad under the lute to help stabilize
the instrument--a classical guitar pad adapted to fit the end of the
lute. I don't know of
On Nov 19, 2010, at 10:28 AM, jsl...@verizon.net wrote:
Definitely get a strap, which will allow you to sit up straight
Or stand up straight and walk around.
I not played it in 4 years because holding it causes me back pain
after 15 minutes. Any solution such as a strap or holder? I
Strap, absolutely. You can sit upright, have your pelvis balanced and your
air column straight. No more pain in your back, promised.
Mathias
2. I not played it in 4 years because holding it causes me back pain
after 15 minutes. Any solution such as a strap or holder? I wrote
daniel
I had the same problem for years. My problem was primarly how I held
it. It was a 55 cm 8c with a somewhat shallow back that was simply too
small. I had to hunch to hold it. I still pick it up now and then but
within a couple of hours it lets me know. Oddly enough, my next was
a 55 cm 6c
Sean here is talking about lutes that were too small for him to be
comfortable. But it really depends on what your problem is. My first
lute was big enough that it was difficult for me to get my arms around.
I eventually switched to a 10 C alto with a shallow back (also a Dan
Larson) and
With a good and personally adapted strap, you should pretty much be able to
avoid the lute's or guitar's holding problem wheather you use the old
buttons - string or modern X-strap or whatever in-between. Some sit on it,
some pimp them, but whatever solution, there seem to be many, as lute
