Dear Urs, I'm sorry to say I don't know the wood used for the core of the neck. It just never came up in conversation, but I could find out for you easily enough. The neck IS veneered in ebony, with red paint in both peg boxes.
The kingwood was Malcolm's idea, and I have to say it works very well for large instruments. Rob On 29/03/2008, Urs Leo Gantenbein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's a fine instrument, indeed. > > What are the timbers used? > Kingwood for the bowl and beech for the neck? Or does the neck has a > pine core? > The neck doesn't seem to veneered, but stained black and red inside the > pegbox. > > Urs Leo > > Rob MacKillop wrote: > > >I brought this home on Tuesday from Malcolm Prior's workshop - a stunning > >theorbo in A, 85cms string length. > > > >I've uploaded a photographic history of its construction, and an mp3 file > of > >Piccinini's Corrente Prima - a slower than I would have liked > performance, > >but I think (hope) you will forgive me! These are difficult instruments > to > >get around on, and I haven't had much time: > >http://www.rmguitar.info/theorbo.htm > > > >This was my first commission for Malcolm Prior, but it certainly won't be > my > >last. He had a 10c ready for shipping to Germany which I fell head over > >heels in love with. Malcolm has had an on/off/on/off building career > these > >last few years as he twice became a father, but he is now very much back > >into building lutes, and by all accounts better than ever. I think he has > >reached the top rank of luthiers. He is currently updating his website, > but > >it is already well worth a visit. Excuse my gushing - I am not on > commission > >- honest! > > > >Rob MacKillop > >www.rmguitar.info > > > >-- > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Urs Leo Gantenbein > Ackeretstrasse 16 > CH-8400 Winterthur > SWITZERLAND > > --
