Unless they've changed it, the lute soundboard is fine-grained spruce. I can't speak for the theorbo - in the photo it doesn't looktoo special...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Dorsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ron Fletcher'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'lute@cs.dartmouth.edu'" <Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 4:16 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Re: EMS lutes Good or Bad > Ron and All, > > Interesting. The theorbo and lute kit, does anyone have any idea what the > soundboard is made of. It looks like some sort of cedar, very wide gain > with > tons of runout. I've heard that they used select packing crates to source > their tops but this is the first visual confirmation. I'm curious why, as > it > would only take a decent board to make it so much better, why they didn't > put a $40 "A" grade soundboard (let's see that's about 35 quid) on the > thing > and it might have been quite usable with adjustment of nut, bridge - even > redrilling the holes if necessary. You can enlarge the existing holes and > then glue in small dowels then re-drill lower and re-finish - or frets to > get a decent action. Pegs and peg holes can be cleaned out and burnished > to > get better action. A lot can be done to make even an indifferently built > instruments work. But, the soundboard has to be of at least some quality. > It > is the heart and soul of the instrument and no amount of pretty lacquer > can > make up for a badly set up board. > > Also, all the above mentioned things can be done to one of their other > lutes, even by a savvy amateur. > > Best, > Rob Dorsey > http://RobDorsey.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:03 PM > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Re: EMS lutes Good or Bad > > This will help...(So many businesses called EMS!) > > http://www.e-m-s.com/front/emsframes.html > > Best Wishes > > Ron (UK) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 October 2006 20:18 > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Re: EMS lutes Good or Bad > > Anyone had a look at the new EMS theorbo? > Cheers, > Jim > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > >
