On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote: > Merrill managed to pull off aluminum-backed instruments in the late > 19th c: > http://www.mugwumps.com/aluminum.htm > > Of course, they did have a wooden strip at the edge of shell for > joining > soundboard. I've handled guitars and Neapolitan-type (kinda) > mandolins from > that shop. No thank you!
I'm reminded of Baron's remark that he'd tried a lute with a bowl made of copper, and it sounded more like an old pot than true lute. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
