Hello Kevin
My 60 cm string length 7c Gerle, made by Martin Haycock, has a
central rib of about 62 cm. I don't know which Gerle it was based on.
The ribs are in Bird's eye maple. You should be able to access a
picture via this link :
[IMG]http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/ag-no3phile/lute%
20playing/lute3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/ag-no3phile/lute%
20playing/lute2.jpg[/IMG]
Regards
Anthony
Le 26 avr. 07 à 07:27, Daniel F Heiman a écrit :
> Hi, Kevin:
>
> My small Renaissance lute, slightly smaller than your requested
> mensur at
> 55 cm, has a 55 cm length also for the central rib. It is based on
> the
> Hes lute in the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts (original in ivory;
> mine
> is curly maple...).
>
> Regards,
>
> Daniel Heiman
>
> ====================
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:15:28 -0700 (PDT) Kevin Kishimoto
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Dear collective lute wisdom,
>> I'm wondering if some of you with smallish renaissance g-lutes
>> (57-60 cm stringlength) would be willing to take a measurement for
>> me. Could you please measure the length of the center rib on your
>> lute from the bottom of the soundboard, around the curve of the
>> bowl, to the neck block (using a tape measure)? Cm or inches would
>> be fine. I've got some really nice looking maple, but I'm not sure
>> if it would be long enough to build a lute. And if you know upon
>> which historical model your lute is based, I'd appreciate that info
>> also. Thanks in advance.
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>>
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