I have been making and repairing lutes for about 35 years now and I've yet to see a brace becoming undone in the middle. I't always the ends that become undone. So, in the situation you describe the gaps would close instead of open. Another thing is that a very loose brace may not rattle at all. If the vibrations are not strong enough to close the gap there will not be a buzzzzzz. Lex Op 31 jan 2012, om 17:55 heeft Mark Warren het volgende geschreven:
> More often during low humidity, in my experience. Wood tends to shrink as it > dehydrates, usually causing the gap between the sound board and the brace to > become more pronounced. In addition, sound boards lose some of their tensile > strength when they dry out; string tension then pulls the top upwards and > most often away from the loose brace. > > There could be exceptions, of course; any buzz that seems to be coming from > the bracing should be investigated by a qualified technician, regardless of > the season. > > regards, > Mark > > On 1/31/2012 11:33 AM, Herbert Ward wrote: >> Do loose braces buzz more during >> periods of high humidity or low humidity? >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > >
