It is feasible to redrill the bridge holes but it's a job even (especially?)
the best lute makers hate doing (the original holes are obviously done before
the bridge is glued on).
Best
Matthew
On 24 juin 2014, at 16:05, John Lenti johnle...@hotmail.com wrote:
Whatever else happens, it's not
Nothing difficult about it at all. I've drilled a few holes myself on lutes and
a baroque guitar and I have zero wood working skills. I used a little tiny
hobby drill that I bought from Michael's hobby supply. It's basically just a
short aluminum handle like an Exacto knife with a little drill
The difficulty comes from having to drill a new hole very close to an old one.
Even if the latter is well plugged, the drill bit often finds its way back into
the original hole. It is also tricky to make sure the bit comes out the other
side exactly where you want it to (after all, we are
On Jun 24, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr wrote:
Anyway, ask any reputable maker, it's not a job they enjoy doing (and I have
had it done on a couple of my lutes). Some makers prefer to make a new bridge
which can be glued on to the soundboard without it being
I think it depends on what your'e used to. My first 13 course had 157mm
and that is what I learned on, and I try to only play lutes with that
spacing. Once I had a lute for 6 months that was much smaller (say
around 145 cm) and I couldn't stand it. I could never hit the correct
bass
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 5:51 PM, sterling price
spiffys84...@yahoo.com wrote:
I think it depends on what your'e used to. My first 13 course had 157mm
and that is what I learned on, and I try to only play lutes with that
spacing. Once I had a lute for 6 months that was much
