It is indeed possible to reset the bridge without removing the soundboard. You MUST remove the old glue!!! And it is still a tricky fix. Fish glue or slow setting Crazy glue, you can apply some clamping pressure by seating the lute in the case. Don't use a rubbery glue; it may dampen the sound. Do not try this at home! Luthier required, always try the maker first.
At 01:42 PM 7/8/2007, you wrote: >In majority of cases (!) there is absolutely no need to remove soundboard in >order to re-glue the bridge; in this situation in particularly where the >bridge separation is clean. Most experienced lute makers would know how to >do this and the whole procedure takes no more than 5 minutes ... The use of >natural (hide, best of all fish) glue is essential. >--- >AB > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "vance wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Lute List" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 6:19 PM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute repair question > > > > Hi Laura: > > > > You need to talk to someone who is intimately familiar with Lutes, having > > made them. Re-gluing the bridge on a Lute is a bigger issue than that on > > a > > Guitar. The sound board should be removed which opens up a very large can > > of worms you don't want Joe Lukamabutcrok The plumber futzing with. You > > should call your original maker and ask him/her for a recommendation. > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
