Dear Kevin, As a rule of thumb, the length of wood needed to make a rib is about the same as the string length. Obviously if the body is an unusual shape, very flattened and wide, or very narrow, the figures may vary.
Best wishes, Martin Kevin Kishimoto wrote: >Dear collective lute wisdom, >I'm wondering if some of you with smallish renaissance g-lutes (57-60 cm >stringlength) would be willing to take a measurement for me. Could you please >measure the length of the center rib on your lute from the bottom of the >soundboard, around the curve of the bowl, to the neck block (using a tape >measure)? Cm or inches would be fine. I've got some really nice looking >maple, but I'm not sure if it would be long enough to build a lute. And if >you know upon which historical model your lute is based, I'd appreciate that >info also. Thanks in advance. >Kevin > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
