[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Is peg-box decoration safe?
Nicolás Valencia wrote: Dear All, I've recently ordered a 13-course baroque lute beautifully decorated with a fretwork at the back of the peg-box. However, I'm still hesitating if this is the right choice. My question is: does it affect the peg-box strength and therefore could it be risky because of the string tension? I've read a thread about somebody who had his decoration unglued when trying to tune his instrument... Regards, Nicolas -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --- Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. I think a player on this list had a problem recently with the fretwork coming loose. I imagine you have to be careful when the wood is so thin next to parts (i.e.pegs) that move. On the other hand, it does look nice! Nigel
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Is peg-box decoration safe?
I have a 10 cs lute - made by a prominent european maker - wherein the back of the pegbox was made of yew (matching the bowl) and it was highly carved. Unfortunately, the entire pegbox pulled loose; but the construction was unusual and extremely light-weight with very little wood between the fingerboard and pegbox - I think that a strong mortise cut for the peggbox - as most lutes are made - and a strong pegbox frame would take care of any such problem. There are a few non-historical lutes around that do not have backs on the pegboxes - they are structurally quite strong (the only problem is that the sides of the pegbox bend - so the opposite pegs pop out when you try to tune them). Cheers, trj -Original Message- From: Nicolás Valencia niva...@gmail.com To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 7:30 pm Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Is peg-box decoration safe? Dear All, I've recently ordered a 13-course baroque lute beautifully decorated with a fretwork at the back of the peg-box. However, I'm still hesitating if this is the right choice. My question is: does it affect the peg-box strength and therefore could it be risky because of the string tension? I've read a thread about somebody who had his decoration unglued when trying to tune his instrument... Regards, Nicolas -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~ wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Is peg-box decoration safe?
On Apr 21, 2009, at 10:23 PM, Edward Martin wrote: This is a good question. There is a great deal of historic precedence for having a decorated peg box, and I see no reason to hesitate. I have a relatively old baroque lute, built in 1984 by Richard Berg, based on the Burkholtzer/Edlinger model, and the pegbox remains strong, with no evidence of weakening. The design is exactly as dome by Edlinger. I think it perhaps has more to do with the builder, if he or she knows how to do it properly. Nicholas, That would be my answer too. If the lute is well built, it should not come unraveled. Most luthiers I know will stand by their work to the point that, if the lute develops problems right away, they will repair it usually under some kind of warranty arrangement. Otherwise, it depends how gently you treat the lute over time. Davidr dlu...@verizon.net -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
