Oh well, if you say so. Maybe you'd like to inform the cream of the British makers that their lutes aren't well made then. Best, Matthew
> On Jun 29, 2019, at 18:02, Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On well-made lutes - bridges don't sink. > RT > >> On 6/29/2019 10:30 AM, Matthew Daillie wrote: >> Unfortunately things don't work that way. Generally over time the tension of >> the strings pulls the bridge towards the neck so that its front edge sinks >> and this is what causes the bulge in the soundboard you refer to. It's true >> that if you have no dishing, this immediately makes the lute virtually >> unplayable (which is another reason I like 6 mm or so of dishing). I don't >> think there is any evidence (or physical explanation I can think of) to >> suggest that a flat soundboard is going to be more subject to this >> phenomenon than one with dishing, it's just that the latter has more leeway. >> Different soundboards seem to react in different ways. I have a lute which >> is over 20 years old which has virtually no sign of the bridge sinking >> whereas a more recent lute might show signs of a sinking bridge within a >> very short period of time. I suspect that very thin soundboards are more >> prone to the problem. >> >> Some late baroque lutes had convex bars between the rose and the bridge >> which might have been intended to try to limit the phenomenon of the bridge >> sinking over time. The corresponding bridges would have been convex. >> >> Best, >> >> Matthew >> >> >>> Le 29 juin 2019 à 15:10, r.turov...@gmail.com a écrit : >>> >>> Physics, I suppose!)) >>> The pull of the strings deepens the scoop, rather then lifting the bridge. >>> >>> The non-concave soundboard also carries a large risk of becoming convex, >>> and I’ve seen a few lutes with a nasty bulge between the bridge and the >>> rose. >>> RT >>> >>> ==== >>> http://turovsky.org >>> Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes. >>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2019, at 8:18 AM, Matthew Daillie <dail...@club-internet.fr> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> What is the reasoning behind that claim? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Matthew >>>> >>>> >>>>> Le 29 juin 2019 à 12:37, r.turov...@gmail.com a écrit : >>>>> >>>>> The scoop keeps the action stable, and that’s its main function. >>>>> An axe without the scoop is a disaster to be avoided. >>>>> RT >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >>
