Nicolás Valencia wrote:
Dear All,
I've recently ordered a 13-course baroque lute beautifully decorated
with a fretwork at the back of the peg-box. However, I'm still
hesitating if this is the right choice. My question is: does it affect
the peg-box strength and therefore could it be
I have a 10 cs lute - made by a prominent european maker - wherein the back
of the pegbox was made of yew (matching the bowl) and it was highly carved.
Unfortunately, the entire pegbox pulled loose; but the construction was
unusual and extremely light-weight with very little wood between
On Apr 21, 2009, at 10:23 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
This is a good question. There is a great deal of historic
precedence for having a decorated peg box, and I see no reason to
hesitate. I have a relatively old baroque lute, built in 1984 by
Richard Berg, based on the Burkholtzer/Edlinger
