bill kilpatrick
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:43:21 -0700
some of the citterns i've seen are wonderfully ornate - migh= t explain why they take longer to make. i wondered about cracking as = well and the curing time required for it not to happen. i also wonder= ed if a solid construction of that size requires special maintenance - waxi= ng or oil perhaps? my charango - touch wood (ha-ha) - hasn't split bu= t its bowl shape and diminutive stature might have something to do with pre= venting such a disaster. in relation others, my ronroco is quite hea= vy - i would imagine waling's instruments are as well. i trot = this out from time to time in order to show the early european pedegree for= this method of instrument making - apologies if you've seen it before: = http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/citole.html eloy's minguet refe= rence is welcome indeed - keep 'em coming! citole aside, i don't thin= k there's been any hard evidence to support the making of guitars and vihuel= as with this method. i wouldn't have thought it required heaps of ima= gination to believe so but for some, speculation - even informed - constitu= tes a long walk off a short pier. - bill http:= //www.youtube.com/profile?user=3Dbillkilpatrick --- On Thu, 3/4/0= 8, Stuart Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Stuart Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:= [VIHUELA] Re: Building my second instrument - my first vihuela - why carvi= ng from one piece To: "Eloy Cruz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "V= ihuela List" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> Date: Thursday, 3 April, 2= 008, 9:37 AM Eloy Cruz wrote: > Waling is right when &= gt; he says it's easier to carve than to assemble a guitar. And it's much > faster: a baroque-guitar maker will make you wait at = least a year, the > jarana maker will have the new instrument in one-= two weeks... > > > Best wishes > > > el= oy > > > > There was a discussion about makin= g carved citterns a while back (on the cittern list). I got the impre= ssion that it took ages (even years)to complete a carved instrument bec= ause you have to let the wood settle and become stable before you could= put on the soundboard. Maybe I misunderstood? But I'd love = to have a go at making a carved instrument. I have very, very limited s= kills and I simply don't know where to find out how to do it. St= uart > To get on or off this list see list in= formation at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html= > > > =0A=0A=0A= =0A __________________________________________________________________ =0AYahoo! for Good helps you [1]make a difference References 1. 3D"http://us.rd=/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html