Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Nearly all of the old yew lutes are > multi-rib instruments where the use of heart/sap yew gives a wonderfully > stripey appearance
A stave of Yew intended for producing a bow would include both sap and heartwood. When cart loads of these were made available to luthiers it was kinda natural to use the product in just that way - and, it is hard for me to think of any other use but lute ribs for that material. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
