Bravo, Stuart!
On 12/01/2014 23:06, WALSH STUART wrote:
As you say:
"quite heavily built and rather odd designs". Presumably the makers in
Pakistan - or wherever - are simply meeting the brief thay have been
given. Ebay 'lute' is flooded with these things: odd, bizarre, heavily
built, 'needs work to be made playable'. How extraordinarily bizarre.
I enrolled on a week's instrument-making course led by Z. Taylor a few
years ago. It was advertised as suitable for complete beginners, at
first learning the skills of setting up and sharpening tools. I left
after 15 minutes...and got a full refund.
Stuart
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