I enlarged a couple of bridge holes in my old Larry Brown lute by attaching a slightly oversized drill to a dowel with some duct tape. The flexible connection acted as a sort of U-joint and made it easier to spin the drill without damaging the top. It was a flimsy arrangement, but with care, it did the job. I'd recommend putting some cardstock or something similar under the drill in any case, to protect the top from mishaps.
Guy -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Shepherd Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 8:49 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge Hi All, I recommend Daniel's solution with a piece of dowel, because the pin vice may be too thick to allow you to rotate it without contacting the soundboard (if you have enough room, fine, but put a piece of masking tape on the soundboard first so if you do make contact you don't scratch it). The drill needs to be comfortably larger than the string you intend to use. Please, luthiers, drill your holes big enough in the first place! Pegs are not such a worry as enlarging the holes is not so difficult and it can be inconvenient if the holes are too large for the string you're using. Best wishes, Martin --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
