Thank you for your very detailed answer, David!
Luca Il 2016-03-09 13:41 David Van Edwards ha scritto: > Dear Luca, > > It does seem to be a characteristic of the baroque lutes I've examined but > that's not such a huge number, and anyway the poor survival rate means that > the survivors need not be totally representative. It certainly seems to apply > to the Hoffmann/Widhalm lutes and to the Edlingers I have examined. For > instance this one in the NMM in South Dakota. > > Perhaps more telling is Baron's remark in his Study of the Lute [Alton Smith > translation p.83] that JC Hoffmann surpassed his father in building lute > necks "for he makes them to fit the hand of each owner, whereas his father's > usually turned out a bit too thick." This is usually taken to be support of > the cambered fingerboard but as you see it only addresses the neck thickness. > > Best wishes, > > David > > At 11:50 +0100 9/3/16, Luca Manassero wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> on this list we all had the pleasure to read very detailed and >> informative answers from a number of very good lutemakers, so having a >> curiosity and not being able to find an informed answer anywhere, I'll >> simply post it here... >> >> Apparently is customary to rebuild Baroque lutes always with a slightly >> curved fretboard. Is this a characteristic of all known (and of course >> unmodified) Baroque lutes or is it limited to a specific area / group of >> makers? >> >> Should this be a feature limited to a specific period / area / group of >> makers, do you know of any "original" (whatever this means in our world) >> 11 or 13 course lute with a flat fretboard? >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> Luca >> >> -- >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at > >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk --
