Some historic builders had their own problems- if
I remember my secondary sources correctly, the
Thirty Years War wiped out the lute building
center of Füssen and all lute building traditions
associated with it; consequently some of the
German 18th century lute building standards were
just not up to par ("inauthentically"
weighted/shaped) for some time, hence E.G. Baron
preferring certain foreign made instruments.
Perhaps a less foggy mind could weigh in and help
me out here. Dan
Good point, and it would depend on the period of course.
Anthony
Or could it be that the old makers themselves each had
a spot on the heavy/light continuum depending on
region, taste, musical style, etc.? I would suspect
there would be a lot of variation in minor details of
lute construction the non-standardized past.
Chris
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