On 3/6/2017 3:50 PM, Mark Day wrote:
I should add that rag paper or cloth was used for reinforcement of
joints on the backs of all of these early stringed instruments in lieu
of wood.
Thanks. I'd forgotten about the use of cloth for reinforcement of the
backs.
It would seem, then, that many flat-backed, plucked instruments,
including folk instruments, after about 1800 have a lot more internal
wood for joining back and soundboard to the sides than in earlier times.
I wonder what caused the change?
Stuart
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Mark Day <[1][email protected]>
wrote:
I can't remember exactly where I read it, but I suspect it was
either
in David Van Edwards "Build your own Renaissance Lute" CD
course, or
"Historical Lute Construction" by Robert Lundberg, that the lack
of
lining between the soundboard and ribs is to keep the top as
light and
flexible as possible, and to make it easier to remove the top in
the
future for repair.
In fact the overall construction philosophy of lutes, vihuelas,
viols,
Renaissance and Baroque guitars, seems to be light. As far as
the
backs are concerned, I suppose it was also in keeping with the
light
philosophy and if these instruments didn't suffer catastrophic
failure
due to inadequate glue surface between the back and sides under
normal
use, then linings aren't really needed. Modern guitars are built
much
more heavily than their ancestors.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:20 PM, WALSH STUART
<[1][2][email protected]>
wrote:
This is a very basic question and I may have got things
confused!
Whenever I see constructional details of flat-backed plucked
instruments after about 1800 or so they all seem to use either
solid
linings, or kerfing or tentallones to join the top and the back
to
the sides. This is true (I think) of all guitars, flat-backed
mandolins, ukuleles bandurrias, timples... etc....they all use
extra
wood attached to the insides of the ribs.
But at least some earlier (flat-backed, plucked) instruments
don't.
Have I got that right? If so, why do (some) earlier
instruments
just have soundboard and backs glued to the sides?
Grateful for any insights
Stuart
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