[LUTE] Thumb on diapason?

2006-12-02 Thread Stewart McCoy
servation. My "wrong way round" fingerings may seem awkward at first, but one very soon gets used to them. It is well worth persevering with them. Best wishes, Stewart. - Original Message - From: "Sean Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stewart McCoy" <[

[LUTE] Thumb on diapason?

2006-12-01 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Sean, This is the passage from Francesco da Milano's Ricercar 27: |\|\ |\| | | c___d___ _a_b__|___|a__|_ a_|_d_|_b_|_ ___c__|_c__b__|_c_|_ ___a__|___|___|_ _d|_c_|_a_|_ There is only one way t

[LUTE] Thumb on diapason?

2006-12-01 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Sean, This is the passage from Francesco da Milano's Ricercar 27: |\|\ |\| | | c___d___ _a_b__|___|a__|_ a_|_d_|_b_|_ ___c__|_c__b__|_c_|_ ___a__|___|___|_ _d|_c_|_a_|_ There is only one way t

[LUTE] thumb on diapason?

2006-11-30 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear All In Lute News N=B079, P.25, we can read that "The January 2006 (Vol 24, N=B0 05) issue has a paper on the technique of using the left thumb, over the edge of the neck (seen in some renaissance lute paintings)" and often seen in folk guitar techniques. I suppose the articl