Hey Neil!!! I also wondered about the rib-clamping demo. That rig is pretty clever. Maybe he did bend the ribs first when building an instrument, but he didn't for what seemed to be a quick demonstration.
~ Matt On Nov 24, 2011, at 5:29 AM, Neil Brook wrote: > Hi Pieter > The video is very interesting, thanks for the link. > I've never seen that method for clamping the ribs to the mould . He appears > to fit the ribs without bending them to shape which would make getting a good > joint nigh impossible I'd have thought. > The other " why didn't I think of that " point was the extra material left > at each end of the head when carving which would make holding the piece much > easier. > Not sure my customers would be happy with the sound though and am surprised > he didn't have a better set up instrument for his demonstration. > Regards > Neil > On 24 Nov 2011, at 07:50, [email protected] wrote: > >> Today's Topic Summary >> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics >> >> ***Builder HG*** Video of an old luthier in france [8 Updates] >> ***Builder HG*** Video of an old luthier in france >> Pieter Lambrechts <[email protected]> Nov 23 09:35PM +0100 >> >> Hello all >> >> a nice video about an luthier in the Auvergne below >> >> http://lafeuilleamta.fr/2011/11/23/marius-debiton/ >> >> Some nice insights about the finishing of a vielle. >> >> tx to marc vrebos for ...more >> timw <[email protected]> Nov 23 03:09PM -0800 >> >> Thanks for sharing the link, Pieter! >> >> I can't follow the words, but what beautiful gurdies and violins. The >> atmosphere of his living room and shop is awesome. I loved seeing the >> ...more >> Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Nov 23 07:34PM -0500 >> >> Hello >> >> According to the video, he started as a cabinet maker, his first gurdy was >> built in 1972, that's the one he shows first with no ebony, and he compares >> it to one he built 50 years later. ...more >> Arle Lommel <[email protected]> Nov 23 04:04PM -0900 >> >> Hi Bruno, >> >> I suspect there is s typo in what you wrote, since following this, he >> wouldn't have built the second instrument until 2022, 11 years after his >> death ;-) So I suspect 1972 is off by a bit ...more >> Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Nov 23 08:37PM -0500 >> >> Hi Arle, >> >> I'll have to go back to listen to the video, I didn,t actually think it >> though with the math.....he does mentio 1972 and 50 years in the same >> sentence, let me listen to it again and get ...more >> Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Nov 23 08:54PM -0500 >> >> So, listening to it again, he says the two hg's are 50 years apart he >> mentions 1970 and 1973 as being the date, but doesn't mention which HG. In >> any case none of the math jives, cause if the second ...more >> timw <[email protected]> Nov 23 06:31PM -0800 >> >> Thank you for your explanation of the video, Bruno! >> >> I was curious what he might have commented on the cover-hinges in the >> video. It appeared as if he was making comments regarding the coiled, ...more >> Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Nov 23 09:38PM -0500 >> >> Hi Tim, >> >> He did not comment on the hinges, he commented on the ebony used for the >> cover on all his other HG's except the first one, because he did not have >> ebony in those days, so he used local ...more >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group >> hurdygurdy. >> You can post via email. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. >> For more options, visit this group. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > Best regards > > Neil Brook > > [email protected] > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
