I think a new scaled-down body would be the only solution. RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Dorsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baroque Lute List" <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Frei body renaissance lute > Hi All, > > I don't know if there is actually anyone on this list that is interestred > but I'll fire a question into the ether and hope for a response. > > I am currently building an 8 course lute for a customer on a Frei body. I > do > not build many renaissance lutes and specialize in baroque instruments but > took this commission anyway. > > He specified the Frei body but also specified a 62cm mensur. Now, the Frei > is a long body, 52cm from block end to end cap, and the narrower neck/body > juncture of the 8 course makes it even longer. The problem is, of course, > that the body will not accommodate anything shorter than about 66cm > without > the neck being ridiculously short. I talked him into 65cm but renaissance > players, and I'm not one, advise that anything longer than 62 is untenable > for the solo repertoire. > > Any ideas? I'm cutting the rose now, the neck blank is on, and will have > the > soundboard glued on in a couple of days. I can't "lengthen" the neck by > repositioning the bridge because, well, the bridge goes where it needs to > go > acoustically. He's probably going to wind up with a fingerboard about 28cm > long which puts 4 frets on the soundboard. Is there precedent? I try to > accommodate requests from clients but this neck sure looks short. Mind > you, > I usually build 70cm+ on the Frei for baroque lutes. > > Best, > > Rob Dorsey > > <http://robdorsey.com/> http://RobDorsey.com > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
