Hi Ed, It didn't seem to like the (very rare) dry weather in England when it was put under tension...the soundboard shrank due to the low humidity, and this caused the glue to give way, and the string tension did the rest....
Ouch. Just got word today that the repair is alomost done, so I'll swing past to pick it up in early February! Best wishes, B 2010/1/18 Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp>: > > On Jan 18, 2010, at 5:53 PM, Benjamin Narvey wrote: > > The lute I was expecting to use exploded in the lute maker's workshop > before I could pick it up....but that *is* another story.... > > Do tell! > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > -- Dr Benjamin A. Narvey Institute of Musical Research School of Advanced Study University of London t +33 (0) 1 44 27 03 44 p/m +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 Site web/Website: www.luthiste.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
