[LUTE] Re: a new way of cutting breathtaking roses?

2015-04-24 Thread David Brown
Hello, In the late 70's, I was involved with development and production of a lute kit. The rosettes were cut into the soundboards using a laser by a company in California. The result was much better than the plastic insert rosette that was used by the competing kit. It was not an inexpensive

[LUTE] Re: a new way of cutting breathtaking roses?

2015-04-24 Thread Edward Martin
That technology is already being used.A Some builders are carving roses with laser cutters. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:07 AM, Franz Mechsner [1]franz.mechs...@gmx.de wrote: A A I found the following on an architecture discussion list, maybe it is A A of interest for the

[LUTE] Re: a new way of cutting breathtaking roses?

2015-04-24 Thread Geoff Gaherty
On 2015-04-24 3:07 AM, Franz Mechsner wrote: I found the following on an architecture discussion list, maybe it is of interest for the art of cutting roses, or for the art of thinking about roses? The inexpensive lutes and baroque guitars made in Pakistan and sold by Mid-East in the

[LUTE] Re: a new way of cutting breathtaking roses?

2015-04-24 Thread David Brown
Hello, In the late 70's, I was involved with development and production of a lute kit. The rosettes were cut into the soundboards using a laser by a company in California. The result was much better than the plastic insert rosette that was used by the competing kit. It was not an inexpensive