Once more unto the breach, and again with little knowledge. I have heard
harps with decent sound that were made with poly-ethylene pipe. Not
traditional, but cheap and practical as a learner's tool. I have skippered a
sailboat made of ferro-concrete (a heavy boat, but she handled well and had
: Non-glue construction.
I would like to see someone use modern technology and make a lute from
something like carbon fiber. The tolerences would be very tight and permit
almost perfect intonation with synthetic strings. There was a really nice
electric guitar called the Steinberger that my
Peter wrote:
Such a thing has been partly done; a carbon fibre belly was used on a lute by
Charles Besnainou (reported on this list once or twice long ago). There's a bit of a
story and a photo at
http://www.msen.com/~violins/news/strad/apr99/space_age_strad.html
It's interesting that he
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Aluminum screws could be used to reduce the dead weight effect.
The screws could be locked in with a tiny drop of glue at the head.
1. How much of the gluing could be replaced with screws?
2. How would the sound suffer?
Why would you want to build a lute without glue? how would you
assemble the ribs? The idea sounds crazy if you ask me.and I see no
benefit, even if it were possible
Bruno
Herbert Ward wrote:
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Aluminum screws could be
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:59:36 -0600 (CST)
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Aluminum screws could be used to reduce the dead weight effect.
The screws could be locked in with a tiny drop of glue at the
head.
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From: Herbert Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Non-glue construction.
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Aluminum screws could be used to reduce the dead weight effect.
The screws could be locked
Why would you want to build a lute without glue? how would you
assemble the ribs? The idea sounds crazy if you ask me.and I see no
benefit, even if it were possible
Bruno
Herbert Ward wrote:
Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue?
Many years ago Eph
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From: Christopher Schaub [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:29:21 -0800 (PST)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Non-glue construction.
I would like to see someone use modern technology and make a lute from
something like carbon fiber. The tolerences would be very
I believe Charles Besnainou in France has built a lute out of carbon
fiber, or was it graphite.?
Bruno
Timothy Motz wrote:
Actually, a carbon fiber shell (which is sometimes used for
high-performance sailboats and aircraft) is made up of several layers
of carbon fiber fabric bonded
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