Hi Ned,
Yes - End pins are good.
Normally a lute bowl is built with an end cap on the outside - so the
end cap plus rib behind it is probably the best part of 3mm thick. In
addition, though, there usually a similar piece of wood glued INSIDE
the ribs, so assuming that's of the same thickness as the rib material,
you should have 4 or 5 mm of thickness. The good thing is that the rib
grain and that of the end cap and liner are at right angles to each
other - like plywood - so there's not much likelihood of splitting it
by accident.
Have you any way of contacting the maker? If so - ask him or her.
I normally drill an undersized hole for the pin and then ream it out
gradually until I get a good friction fit for it.
Hope that helps.
Bill
From: Edward Mast <nedma...@aol.com>
To: Lutelist Net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Monday, 28 November 2011, 21:14
Subject: [LUTE] Lute end pin
I wonder if anyone could advise on installing an end pin on a lute
without one. One of my 8 c instruments came missing the end pin, but
with a hole where one obviously was. Using wood from the handle of a
small oil painting brush, I was able to fashion an end pin that has
worked very well being held in by friction only. A second 8 c
instrument was built without an end pin, and I would like to install
one. I will have to drill a hole. My concern is that this instrument
is of extremely light construction and I don't know if the thickness at
the bottom of the bowl will hold a pin either by friction, or if
there's thickness enough to hold a glue joint.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ned
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