The measurements I refer to stem from the new book "Martin und Johann
Christian Hoffmann" by Eszter Fontana, Veit Heller and Klaus Martius,
page 315.
They list up 7 supposedly historic bridges, width of strings (MH =
Martin Hoffmann, JCH = Johann Christian Hoffmann):
MH 9 Nürnberg 169[?] 13c 139mm (DvE: 142)
JCH 3 Brüssel 1716 11c 123mm
JCH 6 Leipzig 1720/32 14c 154mm (DvE: 153)
JCH 21 Brüssel 1730 13c 140mm (DvE: 142)
JCH 29 London, undat. 13c 147mm (DvE: 148)
JCH 38 Berlin, undat. 13c 146mm (DvE: 145)
JCH R7 Kopenhagen 1741 13c 149mm
There seem to be slight differences between Dave's and Klaus's
measurements (DvE = Dave van Edwards; I tried to give the measurements
here for comparison) ...
.. and btw - I would say, it should be an easy task for any lutemaker
to exchange a bridge, if it is too small or too big ,-).
Best regards
Markus
Am 06.10.2017 um 11:14 schrieb Jean-Marie Poirier:
According to David Van Ewdwards measurements, here are the results for lutes by
the Hoffmanns :
HOFFMANN, JC c. 1754 Horniman Museum
148
HOFFMANN, J C c. 1720 Berlin, No. 129 29
145
HOFFMANN, J C c. 1720 London, Horniman 1975 506 LAB 4792 148
HOFFMANN, J C 1720 Leipzig 506
153
HOFFMANN, Martin 169. Nurnberg GNM MI 245
142
HOFFMANN, J. C. 1730 Brussels, Musée Instrumental M 3188 142
HOFFMANN, J. C. 1720 Paris CNSM E 529
146
HOFFMANN, J. C. Leningrad /St. Petersburg 1346
145
HOFFMANN, Martin 169? Nürnberg MI 245
142
I have a copy of Martin Hoffmann's lute from the Nurnberg museum and I asked
for a wider bridge at 155 because I like to have some space between courses !
It's all amatter of personal preference indeed !
All the best,
Jean-Marie
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Hi Roman,
140mm is definitely in the range of the historic bridges of the Hoffmann
lutes, which have widths between 139 mm (MH 9) and 149 mm (JCH R 7).
The baroque lute of Le Luth Dore also has 140mm, which is - in my very
personal opinion - really good to handle.
But as Matthew said, that is really a personal preference. And indeed it
is necessary to try that for yourself.
Best regards
Markus
Am 06.10.2017 um 10:20 schrieb Matthew Daillie:
That is a personal preference, Roman, as it must have been at the time
considering the great variation in historic bridge spans.
Best,
Matthew
On Oct 6, 2017, at 2:39, Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote:
140mm bridge width? Caveat emptor.
RT
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