[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-25 Thread Martin Shepherd
48min 48s Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Wax Not really, The Stand Oil does not significantly penetrate into the wood (it's much too thick/viscous to transmit throught the pores) - it acts like a sirface coat (much as your wax). So it does not change the tone

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-24 Thread Anthony Hind
47min 16s Objet : [LUTE] Re: Wax Hi Edward, Interesting, I'll check the formula, if there is one... Just for curiosity, how do you mix these waxes? 2011/3/23 Edward Mast [1][1]nedma...@aol.com Bruno, I'm not familiar with this wax. But Robert Lundberg - in his book

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-24 Thread Edward Mast
Hi Bruno, Good question, and since I don't know the answer (Lundberg doesn't give mixing instructions in his book) I simply went to the hardware store where I found a carnauba wax in turpentine (no bees wax, though) already mixed and used that. Seems to work fine to protect the top in the

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-24 Thread Martyn Hodgson
wrote: From: Edward Mast nedma...@aol.com Subject: [LUTE] Re: Wax To: Bruno Correia bruno.l...@gmail.com Cc: List LUTELIST lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Thursday, 24 March, 2011, 12:50 Hi Bruno, Good question, and since I don't know the answer (Lundberg doesn't give

[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-24 Thread Anthony Hind
Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Wax Not really, The Stand Oil does not significantly penetrate into the wood (it's much too thick/viscous to transmit throught the pores) - it acts like a sirface coat (much as your wax). So it does not change the tone and is nothing like the treatment of wood

[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-24 Thread Martin Shepherd
in a Weiss second half. I will try the oxidized linseed oil. Regards Anthony For De : Martyn Hodgsonhodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk À : Anthony Hindagno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoyé le : Jeu 24 mars 2011, 14h 48min 48s Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Wax Not really

[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-24 Thread Edward Mast
For De : Martyn Hodgsonhodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk À : Anthony Hindagno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoyé le : Jeu 24 mars 2011, 14h 48min 48s Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Wax Not really, The Stand Oil does not significantly penetrate into the wood (it's much too thick/viscous to transmit throught

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-24 Thread Bruno Correia
Mast [3]nedma...@aol.com Subject: [LUTE] Re: Wax To: Bruno Correia [4]bruno.l...@gmail.com Cc: List LUTELIST [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Thursday, 24 March, 2011, 12:50 Hi Bruno, Good question, and since I don't know the answer (Lundberg doesn't give

[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-24 Thread Bruno Correia
Hodgson[3]hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk A : Anthony Hind[4]agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Jeu 24 mars 2011, 14h 48min 48s Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Wax Not really, The Stand Oil does not significantly penetrate into the wood (it's much too thick/viscous to transmit

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-23 Thread Edward Mast
Bruno, I'm not familiar with this wax. But Robert Lundberg - in his book Historical Lute Construction - gives two formulas for a wax to use on the top. The simplest one is: 2 parts beeswax, 1 part carnauba wax, 6 parts turpentine. Perhaps before buying, you can find what the formula of the

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2011-03-23 Thread Stephen Arndt
It was used on my 13-course. I haven't notice any problems with it. -Original Message- From: Bruno Correia bruno.l...@gmail.com Sent: Mar 23, 2011 4:32 PM To: List LUTELIST lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Wax Is this product (Ranaissance wax) advisable to use on the top of the

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-23 Thread Bruno Correia
Hi Edward, Interesting, I'll check the formula, if there is one... Just for curiosity, how do you mix these waxes? 2011/3/23 Edward Mast [1]nedma...@aol.com Bruno, I'm not familiar with this wax. But Robert Lundberg - in his book Historical Lute Construction