Benjamin,
As someone else mentioned, you could consider shortening the extension.
I wonder if you might even be able to keep the original length. I
imagine a skilled wood worker could make a joint that would allow you
to swap out the bits for in-town or travel modes. This is purely a
concession to modern practicality.
Such a joint would probably be invisible to an audience and make little
difference in tone, but musicians seated next to you would notice. You
may want to invent some interesting anecdotes for the snobby
judgemental types about it being a repair job from an airline accident
or tragic run-in with a revolving door. You'll get the sympathy vote
and go from spurious outcast to brave hero in an instant. ;-)
Chris
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At Mar 7, 2015, 5:23:58 PM, BENJAMIN NARVEY<'[email protected]'>
wrote:
Dear collected wisdom,
I'm rather wondering what the minimum number of tiedA frets is for
historicalA lute instruments, notably for theorbo(s). I am
unfortunately having toA considerA having an instrument shortened for
travel purposes, and this may involve reducing the stopped string
length; I know of many large theorboes with only 8 tied frets, but are
there any with only 7?
With best wishes,
BenjaminA
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