[LUTE] Re: Knot in the soundboard.

2015-06-18 Thread Leonard Williams 
If the knot comes loose, perhaps it could be replaced with a small
decorative rose of parchment or wood.

Leonard

On 6/18/15, 2:08 PM, "Matthew Daillie"  wrote:

>There are lots of knots in the soundboards of harpsichords, both period
>and modern. Purely cosmetic as far as the makers are concerned. I suppose
>that the main worry for lute makers would be the knot becoming detached
>and leaving a hole in the soundboard. It would be a shame to see one's
>lute be turned into a nest box.
>Best
>Matthew
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>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 19:30, Herbert Ward 
>>wrote:
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>> How difficult would it be to make a good lute
>> with a knot in the wood of the soundboard?
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[LUTE] Re: Knot in the soundboard.

2015-06-18 Thread Matthew Daillie 
There are lots of knots in the soundboards of harpsichords, both period and 
modern. Purely cosmetic as far as the makers are concerned. I suppose that the 
main worry for lute makers would be the knot becoming detached and leaving a 
hole in the soundboard. It would be a shame to see one's lute be turned into a 
nest box.
Best
Matthew




> On Jun 18, 2015, at 19:30, Herbert Ward  wrote:
> 
> 
> How difficult would it be to make a good lute
> with a knot in the wood of the soundboard?
> 
> 
> 
> To get on or off this list see list information at
> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html