Never had a bone on any of my lute bridges (except the guitar saddle
bone on my first guitary-semi-lute). I have never seen a bone on any
lute bridge either. A thin slice of bone, ivory, or hard wood seems like
a good idea to limit string wear on the top edges of a bridge, so long
as it does not increase mass to the extent of degrading the sound. Of
course, as a player & not a luthier I'm sure I haven't all the lutes out
there. Maybe some Tielke extravaganza has bone or ivory bridge decoration.
What particular lutes have you seen with this feature? Any pictures?
Dan
On 7/25/2014 11:06 AM, Bruno Correia wrote:
A question (maybe to the luthiers): What's the function (if any) of the
bone that is glued on the top of the bridge? Is that only ornamental or
it is sonically important? I noticed that some lutes and guitars have
these pieces of bone and others don't. Classical guitars have a saddle
on the bridge which helps not only to adjust the string height but also
transmit better the vibrations to the top.
A Any thoughts?
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Bruno Figueiredo
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Pesquisador autA'nomo da prA!tica e interpretaAS:A-L-o
historicamente informada no alaA-ode e teorba.
Doutor em PrA!ticas InterpretativasA pela
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
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