>> At the risk of running off-topic, why is humidity control >> important in an organ shop? It seems the wood in an >>organ >> would be mostly cabinetry, not subjected to the high >stress > and rigorous requirements of a lute soundboard. >Because some pipes are made of wood. >RT Roman, I believe Herbert was speaking of an actual historical organ, not to confuse this with the contents of your own organ.
Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Concertizing in dry environments. > >> ... the shop of a local organ builder/restorer ... > >> ... humidifiers running all over his shop ... > > > > At the risk of running off-topic, why is humidity control > > important in an organ shop? It seems the wood in an organ > > would be mostly cabinetry, not subjected to the high stress > > and rigorous requirements of a lute soundboard. > Because some pipes are made of wood. > RT > -- > http://polyhymnion.org/torban > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
