Yes, I am the one who did that, using the shim to raise the action.A I did this on the treble string, but I no longer have to, as I use a different know for that string, in which it raises the action without having to use a shim. ed
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Ed Durbrow <[1]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote: I don't remember if I learned that from you, I thought it was from Ed Martin, but he says he used a shim in the bridge for another reason, to raise the action, IIRC. Anyway, I do the same thing as you, but I use a piece of wood the same color as the bridge and I put it on the treble side. I usually put the mic in foam and wedge it between the sound board and stick for maximum volume. I also have the option to put the mic inside my lute as I had a special pin designed for the purpose. On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Christopher Wilke <[2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > >A A I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed: >A A simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words, >A A remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.) >A A Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's "installed" it's >A A barely noticeable and you can keep it on for future use if you want. >A A Maybe use a marker to match the wood color of your bridge. >A A I learned this trick from someone on this list long ago. I don't >A A remember who suggested it. >A A The sound is passable but not great. I've only ever used this for >A A background music at social events where people were talking and milling >A A about; I don't think it would hold up for a concert. >A A Chris >A A [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [3]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch [4]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow [5]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp 2. mailto:chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu 3. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch 4. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow 5. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
