Ron and All, Interesting. The theorbo and lute kit, does anyone have any idea what the soundboard is made of. It looks like some sort of cedar, very wide gain with tons of runout. I've heard that they used select packing crates to source their tops but this is the first visual confirmation. I'm curious why, as it would only take a decent board to make it so much better, why they didn't put a $40 "A" grade soundboard (let's see that's about 35 quid) on the thing and it might have been quite usable with adjustment of nut, bridge - even redrilling the holes if necessary. You can enlarge the existing holes and then glue in small dowels then re-drill lower and re-finish - or frets to get a decent action. Pegs and peg holes can be cleaned out and burnished to get better action. A lot can be done to make even an indifferently built instruments work. But, the soundboard has to be of at least some quality. It is the heart and soul of the instrument and no amount of pretty lacquer can make up for a badly set up board.
Also, all the above mentioned things can be done to one of their other lutes, even by a savvy amateur. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -----Original Message----- From: Ron Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Re: EMS lutes Good or Bad This will help...(So many businesses called EMS!) http://www.e-m-s.com/front/emsframes.html Best Wishes Ron (UK) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 October 2006 20:18 To: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Re: EMS lutes Good or Bad Anyone had a look at the new EMS theorbo? Cheers, Jim -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
