I take lessons from Chris Henriksen in Boston, and all his lutes (and his wife's viols) are hanging on the walls of the music room. There's no way they all could be put in cases -- you'd need a room just for the cases. This room is de/humidified, and the instruments are hanging against tapestries rather than the bare wall. And nothing properly hung from a wall by someone not a total putz ever just spontaneously drops.
Jim On 9/9/07, Edward Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know. The care protects from damage, and humidity problems as > well. My advice again, is to use the case. > > ed > > > > > > At 08:15 PM 9/9/2007 -0400, stephen gibson wrote: > >Ed, thanks. Let me ask you this: do you think the problem with > >cracking is greater when on the wall than simply being in the room > >uncased? > > > >Stephen > > > > > > > > > I did this for a few years in the past (hang them on a wall), and it > >is the > > > only time I have had dryness related problems with my lutes. Yes, > >the > > > instruments took up less space, and were very impressing in > >appearance in > > > my studio, but as others stated, they then collect dust, and also get > > > cracks easily. > > > > > > I reside in northern Minnesota, where it gets very dry in the > > > winter. Although I keep the studio humidified, cracks happened when > >I hung > > > the lutes on the wall. > > > > > > I agree with what everyone said here... keep your lutes safe & happy, > >store > > > them in their proper cases. Not only do they keep much safer & > >stable, but > > > some of them retain their "woody" aroma if stored in the case. > > > > > > ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 03:29 PM 9/9/2007 -0400, Stephen W. Gibson wrote: > > > >Does anyone suspend his or her lute from a wall? Is there a good, > >safe way > > > >to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > > > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > >Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: > >9/8/2007 > > > >1:24 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Edward Martin > > > 2817 East 2nd Street > > > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >NeoMail - http://neomail.sourceforge.net > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 9/8/2007 > >1:24 PM > > > > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > > --
