When the bridge came off my lute I took it to a well respected lute
repairman, and he did not have to take the top off! He used a
yellow glue instead of hide glue. He said it was stronger.
Wayne
> From: Gernot Hilger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute repair question
>
> you'll need to take the lute to a luthier. To reglue the bridge, the
> top must be taken off. This is beyond ordinary workmen.
>
> And, as you will probably be aware off, this is quite a critical
> joint and you don't want somebody to botch with it.
>
> g
>
>
> On 08.07.2007, at 17:59, Laura wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've had my ren lute for 7 years, had no problems at all until
> > yesterday
> > night when it decided to "mute itself"...
> > The bridge cleanly separated from the body, spontaneously. No
> > previous sign
> > of being unglued, anything.
> > The bridge separated from the body cleanly, and didn't even splitted.
> > The luthier who made it is far from where I live, so I'll need to
> > evaluate
> > other person to fix it.
> > Could anyone tell me which is the best approach for fixing this
> > type of
> > problem, so I can talk to the repairmen with a minimum knowledge?
> > Is it necessary to separate the top? or just re-glueing the bridge
> > is ok?
> > thanks,
> > Laura
> >
> > snif....
> >
> >
> > Laura Maschi
> >
>
>
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