This is so discouraging. I have been trying to decide what to do with
my archlute he built for me. It has been sitting in its case for years
because it is unplayable. Basically, it has a bulge in the soundboard
around the 12th fret and buzzes up there. I've been to two lute makers
here who refuse to fix it. It may require a new top as the top is so
thin in that area. I've pretty much decided it just isn't worth the
risk of sending it back to Brazil for a fix. The shipping would be a
lot and I may not get it back.
I'll be coming to CA in a couple of months and thought of swinging
through Vancouver where there is either Grant Tomlinson or Ray Nurse,
but I've heard Air Canada has gone very draconian on their oversize
baggage policy. How about luthiers in Northern CA? Any recommendations
of someone who could either repair or replace the top with a new
wonderful top reasonably? Airlines to look at?
TIA
On Dec 11, 2009, at 4:21 AM, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote:
Luciano's site has been sitting as is for several years. One of the
instruments pictured there is my own. I also have several images in
my own
files of several instruments underway in his shop at the time that
site was
being assembled. Something has changed between then and now. His
web site
hasn't.
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
[1][email protected]
[2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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