So, David, any progress on the luteback since I saw you working on it there at the Dorries'?
Please do make a blog or something to show us your new baby! Augusto On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:52 PM, David Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: > Not any more - I just bought it! (Thanks Norm!) > > I also just bought Michael Muskett's plans for a Pimpard luteback which I > know are excellent. Did set me back 80-some bucks, but worth it. > > Here's another source for aspiring builders, materials rather than books > or plans. I am currently building an HG based on the Pimpard plans, and > my lute body is an actual lute - I cannibalised one of those eBay $500 > "Pakistani Lute Specials" (**heavy sarcasm**) which is an almost exact > match to the Pimpard. Those lutes (and ouds) might not be playable in their > own right, but they make a great HG body! > > At this point I have to acknowledge and thank Mell Dorries for his willing > assistance. He very kindly let me use his workshop for about four days, > which gave me access to his drill press, bandsaw and belt sander so I could > get the "heavy lifting" done - removing the flat soundboard; cutting, > shaping and glueing the struts; shaping the body for a curved soundboard; > and drilling for the shaft and bearings. He's going to make up the wheel, > axle and keychest for me, so I should be able to the rest of the work on my > kitchen table (famous last words!!). > > David > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Norm Sohl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I liked "Historical Lute Construction", but it is oddly silent on the >> subject of form building as I recall. Lovely book though. There is an >> excellent book (in German again) that follows the construction of a >> luteback >> based on the plans I mentioned in my last note called Bau einer Drehleier, >> by the HG builder Helmut Gotschy. I notice that Amazon has it second hand >> at the moment for a reasonable price: >> >> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FSNIX2/sr=8-1/qid=1320248385/ref=olp_pr >> oduct_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1320248385&sr=8-1&seller=<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FSNIX2/sr=8-1/qid=1320248385/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1320248385&sr=8-1&seller=> >> >> The pictures alone are worth it! >> --Norm >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of timw >> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:43 AM >> To: hurdygurdy >> Subject: [HG-new] Re: Sources for Lute-Back HG making >> >> Thank you, Norm! >> >> I appreciate every little clue and roadmap I can get on this 'journey, or >> as >> RT said, 'gurdymania'. I will check it out. Another book I have found that >> is helpful is: >> >> Historical Lute Construction, Robert Lundberg Guild of American Luthiers >> ISBN-13 978-o-9626447-4-0 >> ISBN-10-0-9626447-4-9 >> >> This book is pricey, and is on building lutes, rather than gurdies,but >> should help building the body. Would I recommend buying it for gurdie >> making? I am undecided, maybe someone else here would offer their opinion. >> If it is available at a public library, rather than buying it, yes. >> >> I'm betting Norm's recommendation, even in German, would be more >> helpful. Thanks, Norm. Tim >> >> On Nov 1, 9:21 pm, Norm Sohl <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On another tangent, Tim mentions building the Jiri from scratch, and I >> > wanted to suggest that he (and any amateur thinking about a luteback) >> > consider ordering a copy of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum's Lasnier >> > luteback plan, >> MIN52. >> http://forschung.gnm.de/ressourcen/musikinstrumente/service/gnm_tz_ro. >> ... >> > pdf has more information and ordering info. Personally, I found it 27 >> > euros well spent. It requires a little work to muddle through the >> > German if you don't already speak the language, but not that >> > difficult, and the rewards are worth it, at least in my opinion. That >> > way you would invest your time building forms and tools for a more >> > traditional looking instrument. 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