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
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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Subject: RE: Non-glue construction.
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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No! Because each joint and their integrity play a critical part in how the
Lute sounds. If you attempted to put the staves together by only joining
them at the block and end cap, the gaps between the staves are going to
vibrate against each other instead of with each other.Of course we are
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
