Hmmm...Cumpiano <http://www.cumpiano.com/>, in whose shop this work was executed, is a rather famous luthier, having generated a staple text on the guitar maker's shelf (coauthored with Natelson), "Guitarmaking" (I have a copy you'd be welcome to peruse, Chad). It's a decent book, but they advocate a number of methods more traditional luthiers might consider dubious (and state their opinions on such matters as fact): a pinned mortise-and-tenon neck joint, modern wood glues all 'round, etc. I don't know that any amount of protest will get this shop to change its mind regarding its own correctness...and I doubt such a renowned luthier would publicly acknowledge he was simply wrong regarding table relief. Perhaps if a well-established luthier on this list wrote, but I'm no no luthier and I'm not certain it would do the world much good.
Best, Eugene For reference: <http://www.cumpiano.com/Home/Scrapbook/Archlute/archlseq1.htm> At 07:02 AM 4/21/2005, Chadwick Neal wrote: >Dear Eugene and all, > > I have been doing some research and came across this website that may >need policing. I think it may be releveant to the topic at hand. How much is >too much? >here is a guitar maker that effectively took a nice lute and applied guitar >priciples to it. i am more of a baroque person i.e. not sure of archlutes as >much. The bracing he used is incorrect, I believe. He thought that the >relief scoop, in the soundboard to rib relationship, was a distortion of >some sort. And, not only that he claims that he received information from >the lute society! the more informed of you might police this guy, for i >don't think he should claim he did research and mislead others. > > >Chad To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
