Thanks for the replies, I'm not planning to build a lute, just curious
about certain aspects of its construction.
Regards.
2014-07-26 15:43 GMT-03:00 Martin Shepherd <[1]mar...@luteshop.co.uk>:
Dear All,
As far as bridge toppings are concerned, there is no doubt that that
they are purely decorative and/or practical.
Acoustically I doubt that anyone knows much about how it works, but
it is obvious that the lute bridge is a very small, low-mass
connector of the strings to the soundboard, A and because of the
shape of "classic" (late 16th/early 17 C) lute bridges the point
where the string "leaves" the bridge is often somewhat nearer the
nut than the point where the bridge joins the soundboard, presumably
increasing the leverage of the strings in the direction of rotation.
A Old lute bridges are often made of relatively light materials
(e.g. pear) so are not so stiff that they "act as one", which may
also be a factor in the design.
Martin
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