In einer eMail vom 27.10.2006 18:00:55 Westeurop=E4ische Sommerzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> I notice you mention the "glass" bridge on your instrument. <snip> How well > do they work in practice? Assuming > you get a good fit and a perfectly flat top I imagine they'd give a very > crisp bright sound. Are there notches filed into the top edge. I assume the > top edge is rounded over well enough to provide a fairly narrow crisp edge? > Any kind of custom re-shaping or action adjustments must be a beeatch. > Roger, Crisp bright and VERY loud! Marion pointed out recently that the domed, vaulted or whatever you call it back makes for a loud instrument. The glass bridge, which is of course absolutely rigid and absorbs as little energy as a snooker cue-ball, reinforces this loudness. I put a solid oak bridge on mine to tone it sown a bit, but it's still loud. And, yes, the new bridge did have a little to do with adjusting the action! I suppose you could get a glazier to grind down a glass bridge if it were too high, but I wouldn't want to try it myself. Cheers, John D. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
