[BAROQUE-LUTE] lute tablature for 'Arioso' and 'Betrachte meine seele' - St John Passion

2013-03-19 Thread Charles Browne
I am looking for the tablature for the two lute pieces in Bach's 'St John Passion' . I would be grateful for any help in finding a copy many thanks Charles Browne char...@brownecowie.fsnet.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE-BUILDER] Order of operations

2013-03-19 Thread William Samson
Dear Collective Wisdom, I'm working on a soundboard and my usual procedure is to glue the bridge on first, flip it over onto a flat board with a recess cut to take the bridge then glue on the bars. Is this the usual way to do it, or are there other options that might be

[LUTE-BUILDER] order of operations

2013-03-19 Thread Louis Aull
Bill, There are several ways to do this. The way you mentioned works fine and gives a good clamp surface under the bridge. I have found that I like to glue the bridge on after the top is partially glued on. To get the first string to align with the edge of the fingerboard to the