Dear Collective Wisdom, I imagine some of you will have had the privilege of handling old lutes. Nowadays, makers tend to have a soundboard made from bookmatched pieces of wood glued together on the centreline of the instrument. I know that some 19th century guitar makers didn't do this - Torres, for example, made some guitars where the join was towards the treble side. Are old lute soundboards generally made from two bookmatched pieces joined on the centreline, or . . . something else? Regards, Bill Samson
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