this post was very interesting ... i had to run the german article through bablefish translator which left a little to be desired...
could you post your scans?? Grey Aengus (aka Jim)http://www.greyaengus.com often in error, never in doubt --- On Wed, 5/20/09, Alden and Cali <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alden and Cali <[email protected]> > Subject: [HG-new] Re: 15th century gurdy in the scann > To: "hurdygurdy" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 4:45 PM > > > We've gotten CT scans done of several instruments, and > X-rays done of > many > more. The cool thing from the CT scan for me is > getting a really > accurate > read on the form of the lute back, which could be deduced > from other > observations. > > Even flat X-rays can often show details not apparent from > direct > observation, > such as the grain direction in brace wood. > > Some X-rays show a substantial amount of ironmongery in > the > instrument, > sometimes in odd places. One instrument had a number > of wire brads > inserted > in the joints of the back, apparently to hold it > together. I theorize > that > there was a point in history when mass-produced nails and > even screws > became > available and repair-people used them because the > technology was "new" > or > "modern" and just because they could, not because the nails > were the > right > tools for the job. > > I've lost count of how many bridges I've seen that were > held on with > screws, > and we once repaired an instrument that had had a piece of > threaded > metal rod > inserted for use as a soundpost! > > One old luteback we have is liberally smeared with > radio-opaque epoxy > along > one side of the interior, with drips along the other > side. It looks > as if > someone thought that J-B Weld was a good choice for fixing > an open > joint > between two of the ribs. If it's good for patching up > your radiator, > it has > to be good for fixing your old HG, right? > > Alden > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
