Our lute has 146, we find it ideal.
Best regards, Anna
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From: "r.turov...@gmail.com" <r.turov...@gmail.com>
To: Jean-Marie Poirier <jmpoiri...@wanadoo.fr>
Cc: Matthew Daillie <dail...@club-internet.fr>; anna kowalska
<image31...@yahoo.com>; Lute List <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 10:29 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: 13 corse baroque lute looking for a responsible
owner :)
Pat O'Brien was an unquestionable authority on musician anatomy, and
according to him 155mm bridges were fairly ideal.
RT
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> On Oct 6, 2017, at 5:08 AM, Jean-Marie Poirier
<[1]jmpoiri...@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> According to David Van Edwards's measurements of 26 lutes all over
the world, bridges span from 140 to 155 mm, with a average around 143 -
152...
> Mine is 155 :-) !
>
> Best,
>
> Jean-Marie
>
>
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>
>> 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 <[2]r.turov...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>
>>> 140mm bridge width? Caveat emptor.
>>> RT
>>
>>
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