Many thanks David, I've just ordered a copy of this! --- On 05/02/2008, David Van Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Duncan, > > There are several different systems. > > I believe I was the first to realise this could be done and that it > was probably the basis of historical lute design in my (very) brief > article in The Lute Society Journal number 15 in 1973. (available via > their website http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/journal.htm) This would > certainly give you the outline of the method > > Subsequently some historical lutes were analysed in versions of this > way by Kevin Coates in his book Geometry, Proportion and the Art of > Lutherie (1991)and by an addendum in Mark Lindley's book Lutes, Viols > and Temperaments (1984) (ISBN: 0521246709) > > In fact of course I was not the first, that honour falls to Arnault > of Zwolle in about 1450 in his section on medieval lute design of his > manuscript now in Paris which was reproduced and discussed in an > article by Ian Harwood in The Lute Society Journal number 2 in 1960. > The manuscript has some problematic areas which I tried to address in > my talk to the Lute Society which is reprinted in their newsletter > number 69 (April 2004) > > Best wishes, > > David > > > > > At 06:37 +0000 5/2/08, Duncan Midwinter wrote: > >Is there a method for drawing the teardrop shape of a lute soundboard > using > >circles? I've been messing around in Adobe Illustrator drawing different > >sized circles and can almost get there -- but not quite. > > > >-- > >Duncan Midwinter > > > >midwinterDesign creative website design > >http://www.midwinterdesign.co.uk > > > >-- > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > -- >
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