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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Loose bars?
I have actually had buzzing from the tag ends of strings at the
bridgeâthey were long enough and so oriented as to buzz against the
soundboard. A little like the trompette on a
I have actually had buzzing from the tag ends of strings at the
bridgethey were long enough and so oriented as to buzz against the
soundboard. A little like the trompette on a hurdy-gurdy, I suppose.
Leonard
On 4/13/17, 9:44 PM, "sterling price"
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Loose bars?
My 45 year old Rubio lute had more than buzzing; it was rattling.
The
braces had come loose when I took it to New York to the shop of Tom
Hom
for adjusting the act
My 45 year old Rubio lute had more than buzzing; it was rattling. The
braces had come loose when I took it to New York to the shop of Tom Hom
for adjusting the action. He kept it in his NYC shop that had no
humidifiers for 6 months. It also split the top. I could make it rattle
by
Do as Howard suggests. Go right round the edges of the soundboard pressing in
gently with the ball of your thumb (it's often the ends of bars that become
unstuck). One tell-tale sound is a little click as you press. Also try plucking
one of the guilty courses whilst pressing down on the
> On Apr 13, 2017, at 9:43 PM, sterling price wrote:
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> Thanks-- by the way i was referring to "course power". ;))
We all believe in Course Power. Courses have been second-class citizens too
long. Courses of the world unite!
BtW, you don’t say how many courses are
Thanks-- by the way i was referring to "course power". ;))
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> On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:52 PM, howard posner wrote:
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>> On Apr 13, 2017, at 6:44 PM, sterling price
>> wrote:
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>> Hi all- I started having some buzzing
> On Apr 13, 2017, at 6:44 PM, sterling price
> wrote:
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> Hi all- I started having some buzzing on my 13 course powered lute.
Powered lute?
> I'm not sure if it is a loose bar or some weird resonance. The buzzing only
> happens on certain courses and I can't