Wayne,
> I have found that using the lightest classical guitar strings
> (medium??) and tuning a pitch low gives a lower tension
> to the strings. The guitar won't sound as good as a lute,
> and it won't sound as good as a regularly strung classical
> guitar, but it will hael you work on lute rh
Chris,
> Unfortunately, playing a modern classical guitar
> without nails is like playing a ren lute with nails.
> The modern guitar was built for nylon strings (all
> instruments since WWII) and made with the nails in
> mind.
I've been playing a Spanish/Classical guitar for fifty years without
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005, Herbert Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> The wood in the back of me lute has stripes which
> run perpendicularly to the regular growth-ring grain.
not sure what you are attempting to describe, maybe too tired to visualize
it.
Hardwoods have a variety of structures, perha
The wood in the back of me lute has stripes which
run perpendicularly to the regular growth-ring grain.
What causes these extra stripes? Are they natural?
Typing "tiger stripe woods" into Google works great
if you want to buy golf apparel.
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yes; what makes it is the retro-style bridge. closely
spaced wood grain on the sound board is a
consideration and i'm starting to believe that a truss
rod of some sort in the neck is an essential as well -
particularly for those carved from a single piece of
wood.
maybe the new owner will disco
On Sep 9, 2005, at 7:29 PM, bill kilpatrick wrote:
> if you'd care to share in the dream, check this:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=7349190831&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Someone got a good deal. Winning bid: US $62.74
From the pictures it looked like a be
