Well, what would it cost to get a decent soundboard made? $40 is next to nothing compared to the price of 6,041.67 pounds. That's 1,340,768yen! or $11,395.194USD. Jeez, you can buy a new car for that price. I guess it would be at least a day or two's labor to cut and put together a top piece and carve the rose. I don't know what you guys work for in such a case. What do you think?
On Oct 3, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Rob Dorsey wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
