Re: Steel-string acoustic guitar glue.

2004-08-09 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
To some degree, different glues will go into different joints, but most modern mass-produced instruments are largely built with aliphatic resin-based glues (e.g., Elmers and yellow wood glues). Martin was rather conservative in the date they converted, but even they use such stuff now. The la

Steel-string acoustic guitar glue.

2004-08-09 Thread Herbert Ward
Are steel-string acoustic guitars (eg, a Martin D-18) made with the same kind of glue as lutes? If so, then I would guess they and lutes have about the same sensitivity to high heat/humidity?

Re: OT: SA (was dear collected wisdom)

2004-08-09 Thread Thomas Schall
For those who read german: http://www.shoa.de/reichskristallnacht.html Thomas Am Mon, 2004-08-09 um 07.43 schrieb Howard Posner: > A few hundred of the leaders were killed in June 1934. But there were > hundreds of thousands of storm troopers; I've seen estimates as high as 3 > million, Shirer

Re: OT: SA (was dear collected wisdom)

2004-08-09 Thread Thomas Schall
right - got the wrong year. I've spoken to some elder men years ago. They usually were very refraining regarding the time in question. But one day I had to honour a member of a club (then aged approc. 90) who told me: "Everybody was in the SA - they offered what we young guys wanted: music, parties

Re: Theorbo arpeggio patterns

2004-08-09 Thread Tom Leoni
Dear Stewart, Thank you so much for your kind and informative reply. I am an absolute novice to the theorbo, and do not want to be off to a false start. Your analysis makes perfect musical sense. Tom --- Stewart McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Tom, > > I have been away from h

Re: Francisque CD

2004-08-09 Thread bill
dear james - it's not out of a lack of interest or curiosity that i decline your offer of a remastered disc; it's just that i'm very happy with the one you sent me - i play it all the time. kind regards - bill ps - olives are coming on fine; not too much sun, just enough (i hope) rain. On Lu

Re: OT: SA (was dear collected wisdom)

2004-08-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
So why did you bring them up in the first place? RT >> SA vets have a reasonable shot themselves at being a persecuted minority (of >> sorts.). They were gotten rid of rather quickly. > > A few hundred of the leaders were killed in June 1934. But there were > hundreds of thousands of storm tro