Actually there are hints about the playing position even in very early
tutors of the renaissance. They all mention a playing position between
bridge and rose.
I've seen many of today's players playing over the rose which would be
completely wrong following that instructions but I have to
You know, old tutors give recommendations - just for example Reusner
speaking to place the pinky before the bridge not behind it. This tells us
that there must have been a tradition of placing the pinky behind the
bridge (I think to remember Kapsberger favouring this position) but that
this
