Not an awful lot. Minor adjustments to left and right hand spacings (the former being more straightforward than the latter as it is possible to redo the nut) and string changes are the most obvious. There can also be issues with pegs (although there shouldn't be). All the major choices (such as dishing, bridge span and obviously string length and body shape) are built into the instrument and need to be stipulated before work starts. Best, Matthew
> On Sep 13, 2018, at 8:48, Jurgen Frenz <eye-and-ear-cont...@protonmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi there, > > I often read when players comment on their new instrument that they are > very happy with it after demanding a few adjustments. I'm totally > ignorant as to what changes one could possibly request - the instrument > is done, so what can the luthier still do? > > I'd be glad to find out what changes you asked for in the past, or what > you think is still possible to do. > > Thanks a lot! > > Best regards > > Jurgen To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
