In a message dated 9/28/2003 6:49:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> What is luthiery work? I see that a luthier is a lute-maker. > > It's common term used for guitar or other acoustic stringed instrument work. I've done a fair amount of restoration and some actual building. Some luthiers are purists, and work mostly with traditional tools. I prefer to apply modern power tools to do the same work. Small routers positioned in clever fixtures, for instance, can produce extremely precise parts. I've used a die grinder mounted on a Hardinge compound cross slide on my wood turning lathe for years. With the lathe not rotating, I can make very precise cuts. The Catgut society web site is basically engineers and scientists who also make stringed instruments. They study things like how the water content of various glues swells the wood during curing, and the effect on final acoustics. They use laser interferometry to study the tuning of the plates of great old instruments. I have no doubt many of the instruments they produce will age as well as today's old masters. I don't know of a comparable site for brasswinds. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
