FoMRHI has, in fact, been resurrected and two journals have now appeared (third imminent). The administrator is Chris Goodwin (also Lute Soc secretary so contact on their website)
MH --- On Thu, 5/2/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: soundboard callibration To: "Laurence Hall" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 10:54 PM On Thu, Feb 5, 2009, Laurence Hall <[email protected]> said: > I'm thinking of trying to build my own baroque lute, and I've read > somewhere about soundboard callibration. Can anyone point me to some > information on how to do this? Thanks a lot not much is available, this is one of those issues each luthier has to address the hard way; it includes assesment of the quality of the particular piece of wood you use for the top; each piece is potentially differnt in subtle but important ways. Dave Van Edwards is a renowned museum conservator and builder. He gave an online seminar on building some years back, and developed it into two DVD;s which he now sells at a very reasonable price. See his website for details http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/. A few lute tops have been measured and discussed in FoMRHI and the Galpin Society Journal. Sadly, FoMRHI is not in print or archived at this time. GSJ is available online thru JSTOR, and there are searchable indices online. Amsterdam is conveniant to many reputable builders and some summer building workshops... -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
