Hi Bernd, actually everthing has an influence on the sound of the lute.
As far as I understood from recent discussions the form or way of decoration is not so important but the stability giving by the small barring beneath the rose would positivly influence the sound. Hope this helps Thomas Am Son, 2004-03-14 um 15.21 schrieb Bernd Haegemann: > Dear members of the list, > > the rose of my lute is a rather "dense" one, meaning > there a only small holes. > Now a friend told me that this could a have an > influence on the sound of the instrument. > > Hm :-) > > What do you think about this? > Thank you for your comments! > > Bernd Haegemann -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss --