A luthier once told me that many of the original bridge string holes are too
small for the diameters we choose for 'modern' gut. Is this true, and if so
what are the implications?
Also, many luthiers drill bridge holes on their instruments for wound
synthetic strings, and when you decide to
Rob,
Widening a hole is easy, narrowing it is tough. I note that your email
domain is rmguitar. If your background is guitar you should realize that the
strings pass over a saddle on your guitar, but go directly from the bridge
hole on your lute. The pull on the lute string (with the normal knot)
John,
I wouldn't dare drill anything on my instruments - always hand them back to
the luthier for attention. And, yes, I am aware of the differences between
guitars and lutes. Thanks for your comments though.
Rob
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From: Jon Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Rob,
Mimmo Peruffo did a thorough study of the bridge holes in surviving
lutes and came to the conclusion that many of them were too small for a
solid gut string at the kind of tension we are used to. It follows that
the original strings were either at very low tension (Mimmo rejects
It was very good. I liked the E-flat from the musical downstairs right at
the end of the F-sharp minor Bouree. I'm glad he played the second half of
the Presto again as his encore. It was much more expressive than his first
pass with siren obbligato.
Mark Farley
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It was very good. I liked the E-flat from the musical downstairs right at
To clarify: It came from Tony Tina's Wedding at the adjacent
theater..
the end of the F-sharp minor Bouree. I'm glad he played the second half of
the Presto again as his encore. It was much more expressive than his
Interesting, Martin. Thanks for that. It is an interesting problem which
will probably never be resolved.
Rob
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 04:22:21 +0100 (CET)
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Subject: Iconographie Musicale
On this site there are quite a few instruments depicted, from several
centuries:
