In a message dated 12/16/03 3:18:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I heard this has acoustical reasons, together with a thicker > soundboard around the hole the inlay influences the sound. At > least I think this is what I read about Torres' guitars. Hi Stephan: Actually, the area of the lute soundboard around the rose is the THINNEST zone, down to approximately 0.8 mm compare to 1.2-1.3 mm closer to the margins. Kenneth --