Kling-ons work well on guitars with finished soundboards, and I have used them on such. I really have no idea how well they'd cling without some hard coating of shellac, lacquer, etc. on which to cling. Have you used them on unfinished or wax-finished tops, Joseph? I just have no experience with them in that way.
Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mayes, Joseph > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:09 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Protecting top of instrument > > Hello Ned > There is a product called "Kling-on" made for guitarists to protect the > top > from flamenco techniques. It is like a tap plate but is held in place by > static "cling" rather than a sticky and un-undoable glue. > Stringsbymail.com > sells it by the sheet. > Or you could think, "Why would anyone play with his/her little finger > on > the soundboard in the first place?" (To sound just like the paintings?) > > Joseph Mayes > > > On 3/10/10 11:01 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Aside from the precaution of keeping one's fingernails trimmed to > > minimize wear on a lute top, is there anything to do if a top already > > has substantial wear, to protect against further wear? I'm thinking > in > > terms of something like a clear varnish over the worn area. Has > anyone > > found something that works without negatively effecting the sound? > And > > also doesn't look bad? > > > > > > > > Ned > > > > -- > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
