It would normally have an end cap. For my own lute, I drilled a hole
and inserted an acousticA guitar pin ( the ones that hold the strings
onto the bridge )
A
Bruno
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM, William Samson
<[1]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
A Hi Ned,
A Yes - End pins are good.
A Normally a lute bowl is built with an end cap on the outside - so
the
A end cap plus rib behind it is probably the best part of 3mm
thick. A In
A addition, though, there usually a similar piece of wood glued
INSIDE
A the ribs, so assuming that's of the same thickness as the rib
material,
A you should have 4 or 5 mm of thickness. A The good thing is that
the rib
A grain and that of the end cap and liner are at right angles to
each
A other - like plywood - so there's not much likelihood of
splitting it
A by accident.
A Have you any way of contacting the maker? A If so - ask him or
her.
A I normally drill an undersized hole for the pin and then ream it
out
A gradually until I get a good friction fit for it.
A Hope that helps.
A Bill
A From: Edward Mast <[2]nedma...@aol.com>
A To: Lutelist Net <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
A Sent: Monday, 28 November 2011, 21:14
A Subject: [LUTE] Lute end pin
A A A I wonder if anyone could advise on installing an end pin on a
lute
A without one. A One of my 8 c instruments came missing the end pin,
but
A with a hole where one obviously was. A Using wood from the handle of
a
A small oil painting brush, I was able to fashion an end pin that has
A worked very well being held in by friction only. A A second 8 c
A instrument was built without an end pin, and I would like to install
A one. A I will have to drill a hole. A My concern is that this
instrument
A is of extremely light construction and I don't know if the thickness
at
A the bottom of the bowl will hold a pin either by friction, or if
A there's thickness enough to hold a glue joint.
A A A Any suggestions would be appreciated.
A Ned
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