-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: ringing on Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:41:38 +0000 From: David Kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Icon Publications Ltd To: Martina Rosenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Martina Rosenberger wrote: > > O.K., perhaps someone can tell me, if it was just by chance that I found > this "soundpost" in English Guittars? If the guittar had been worked on, someone may have inserted a soundpost to stop the legs of the bridge splitting the top. My (presumed) Simpson had splits which I cleated with split salmon leather, caused by excess pressure from the bridge, probably from wrong stringing in the past as well as wrong bridge placement (correctly placed, the feet sit over the X-bracing). One way of stopping any further depression in a top is to stick a soundpost in. Also, many guittar makers were violin luthiers and the curved back of my instrument is carved not forced into shape under pressure like a walzither or Portuguese guitar. The shape is achieved by a toothed plane, which is another violin luthiery technique. Have a look at http://www.maxwellplace.demon.co.uk/pandemonium/guittar.html and see if this guittar resembles any you examined. The headstock is, of course, an incorrect addition replacing a broken off original, and one day I may get someone to make the proper 'gondola prow' and fit it. David -- Icon Publications Ltd - f2, Master and Photoworld magazines Resources and links to all our websites, music and picture sales http://www.iconpublications.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
