Yes lighting is everything. I'm sure north light was the be all end all of
lighting. Today I have seen luthiers do certain tasks at certain times of day
when the light is right. I dream of a north light studio even a tiny one
please.
Ken
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Timothy Motz <[email protected]>
> Someone once told me that I needed to read the book, but that no one
> would really build lutes that way. Having read the book, I would
> agree. I'm glad he wrote the book and I refer to it a lot, but I
> wouldn't build a lute that way.
>
> Tim Motz
>
> On Dec 17, 2008, at 8:12 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008, [email protected] said:
> >
> >> Hi.
> >> I can't speak with authority but I think the Lundberg as great as
> >> it is did not work out as had been hoped.
> >
> > Yes, He gave a series of lectures in germany; the book pulls that
> > material
> > together. There was considerable trouble getting the results
> > published,
> > no one thought it could ever sell; I suspect he aimed the lectures at
> > people with some experience in building, using a variety of
> > methods. It
> > really is hard to do things entirely using historical technology.
> > Lighting is something we all take for granted for example, try
> > working by
> > lantern and firelight alone sometime; I will grant you modern windows
> > (instead of oiled parchment in frames).
> > --
> > Dana Emery
> >
> >
> >
> >
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