On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:47:15 -0800, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why would you want to build a lute without glue? how would you > assemble the ribs? The idea sounds crazy if you ask me.....and I see no > benefit, even if it were possible.... > > Bruno > > Herbert Ward wrote: > >> Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue? >> >> Aluminum screws could be used to reduce the "dead weight" effect. >> >> The screws could be "locked" in with a tiny drop of glue at the head. >> >> 1. How much of the gluing could be replaced with screws? >> 2. How would the sound suffer? >> 3. What are the main reasons to use glue instead of screws? >> >> Many years ago Eph Segerman proposed a method of lute-making without glue. He was thinking of (early?)medieval lute making and (if I remember correctly) he somehow thought that there were no glues around at that time. So he gave an elaborate account of how a lute could be made - not with screws - but with wedges. He published this masterpiece of ingenuity in a little newsletter, FomRHI. In the next edition someone pointed out that there was lots of evidence for the use of glue at that period in history and Ephraim very graciously bid adieu to his conjecture.
