I believe Charles Besnainou in France has built a lute out of carbon fiber, or was it graphite.....?
Bruno Timothy Motz wrote: >Actually, a carbon fiber shell (which is sometimes used for >high-performance sailboats and aircraft) is made up of several layers >of carbon fiber fabric bonded together with something like epoxy. It's >like fiberglas, but with carbon fibers instead of glass fibers. So you >would end up using a lot of glue :) > >Tim > > >On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 08:29 PM, Christopher Schaub wrote: > > > >>I would like to see someone use modern technology and make a lute from >>something like carbon fiber. The tolerences would be very tight and >>permit >>almost perfect intonation with synthetic strings. There was a really >>nice >>electric guitar called the Steinberger that my college roomate played >>-- made >>from carbon fiber and it was very, very in tune -- even way up the >>neck and >>with small intervals. Thirds were very possible to tune at very low >>pitches. >>Very nice for experimenting with alternate tunings. Anyway, you >>wouldn't need >>any glue to build a carbon fiber lute! >> >>--- "S. Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>===== >>web: http://www.christopherschaub.com >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > --
