[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Adirondack spruce

2009-09-16 Thread Anthony Hind
Ed I didn't know anything either, but thought I should try to find some basic knowledge to be able to discuss with lutemakers. I feel sure that lute players of the past had far more knowledge than we have today about woods and lute structure and how these affect the sound that they were wa

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Adirondack spruce

2009-09-16 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Martyn Le 15 sept. 09 à 16:51, Martyn Hodgson a écrit : Dear Anthony, I don't know if you are aware of the pioneering work on treatment of violin wood which Joseph Michelman undertook in the US during the 1940s: his work was published (VIOLIN VARNISH) in 1946. No, I heard of the more

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Adirondack spruce

2009-09-16 Thread Edward Martin
Anthony, Knowledge of various top woods is an area of which I have little knowledge, so I dare not make public statements in these areas. Concensus does state that Adirondack is a fantastic top wood, and the proof will be in the playing! ed At 02:29 AM 9/16/2009, Anthony Hind wrote: Ed