On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:17:31 +0200, Anthony Hind wrote > I suppose, Leonard, if any effect, it would be more like loading, so > possibly more damping than brightening. Although, it would probably > be too thin to make an audible difference. Just my intuition. > Regards Anthony
While the mass of the gold is neglectable, depending on the gilding technique used, the application of a mixture of hide glue, plaster and chalk used in traditional gilding might stiffen the rose. But that depends on whether the roses where polished or not. Cheers, Ralf Mattes To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
