If the knot comes loose, perhaps it could be replaced with a small decorative rose of parchment or wood.
Leonard On 6/18/15, 2:08 PM, "Matthew Daillie" <[email protected]> wrote: >There are lots of knots in the soundboards of harpsichords, both period >and modern. Purely cosmetic as far as the makers are concerned. I suppose >that the main worry for lute makers would be the knot becoming detached >and leaving a hole in the soundboard. It would be a shame to see one's >lute be turned into a nest box. >Best >Matthew > > > > >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 19:30, Herbert Ward <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >> >> How difficult would it be to make a good lute >> with a knot in the wood of the soundboard? >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
