As usual,
Dana Emery strikes again !
Excellent post ...
excellent post...
Sonically too, Ebony is not the most musical of woods and while I have
retopped a beautiful archlute for a player out here which had ebony
staves, one could lightly sense the enharmonic character of ebony in its
the work on this lute. Any ideas?
--Sterling
From: Richard Lees rel...@sbcglobal.net
To: Dana Emery orphar...@gmail.com; lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu
lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 8:12 PM
Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Archlute Bridge
As usual,
Dana
...@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:03 AM
Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Archlute Bridge
Hello Sterling!!
Its been a long time posting for me, I have been pretty busy with
work...
I offer what I have done in the past.
Many of the EXCELLENT builders who post here
Hello Chris and Sterling et allus!
I have been off this thread as I have been out of town for the last
several days...
To answer Chris's question, NO , one does not abrade/plane the bridge
off the soundboard at all.
The problem we face is that wood is an excellent thermal sink, and as
Hello Sterling!!
Its been a long time posting for me, I have been pretty busy with work...
I offer what I have done in the past.
Many of the EXCELLENT builders who post here will no doubt have
wonderful input to give you , no doubt..
For my part, having replaced a number of bridges in
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lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:03 AM
Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Archlute Bridge
Hello Sterling!!
Its been a long time posting for me, I have been pretty busy with
work...
I offer what I have done in the past.
Many
I'll start the ball rolling - The critical thing is what kind of glue
was used to attach it to the soundboard. If it's synthetic, there's no
easy way to get it off.
If hide glue was used, alcohol can dissolve it, though you need to be
careful because it can also ruin the finish of
I'll add my two cents, though Richard provided a wealth of ideas. Planing
down the existing bridge is an excellent tactic! I find aliphatic glues
(white or yellow) actually easier to remove than hide glue. They often come
loose without the addition of water. I put a several layers of aluminum
