Nicolas,
This is a good question. There is a great deal of historic precedence for
having a decorated peg box, and I see no reason to hesitate. I have a
relatively old baroque lute, built in 1984 by Richard Berg, based on the
Burkholtzer/Edlinger model, and the pegbox remains strong, with no evidence
of weakening. The design is exactly as dome by Edlinger.
I think it perhaps has more to do with the builder, if he or she knows how
to do it properly.
ed
At 06:30 PM 4/21/2009 -0500, Nicolás Valencia wrote:
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Dear All,
I've recently ordered a 13-course baroque lute beautifully decorated
with a fretwork at the back of the peg-box. However, I'm still
hesitating if this is the right choice. My question is: does it affect
the peg-box strength and therefore could it be risky because of the
string tension? I've read a thread about somebody who had his
decoration unglued when trying to tune his instrument...
Regards,
Nicolas
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