Thanks again to everyone who responded, even Martin and Matthew, who seem to
mistake me for someone who can be trusted with sharp objects.
I widened the holes that needed it, and in the process discovered a really good
local tool store that had an assortment of small drill bits.
To get on or
The English lutenist Alex McCartney is foundraising a CD of of music by
the Italian/French composer Jean Paul Paladin (c.1500-1565).
Alex has already recorded two CDs, one of music of René Mésangeau (fl
1567-1638) and one of Elizabethan music for lute.
The perks for the support
I apologize for the multiple posts earlier on, my internet provider has
been playing tricks on me!
Best,
Matthew
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Dear Martin and others,
And also, of course, if one wishes to wholly preserve the rib and neck
depths, the following procedure - but an even bigger, albeit more
thorough, job than that you well outline below:
Remove belly, fingerboard and neck;
Take out the nail(s) in the top blo
Matthew is right, redrilling the bridge holes is not a sensible way to
lower the action (unless of course the bridge is ridiculously high to
start with, in which case you really need the services of a lutemaker
anyway). Matthew mentions the two main methods for lowering the action
- planing do
That is a bit of a specialist job and even lute makers tend to hate
doing it (although it can be done). Unless the present holes are
particularly high, you probably wouldn't gain much anyway and you might
encounter the problem afterwards of the strings being too close to the
soundboa
That is a bit of a specialist job and even lute makers tend to hate
doing it (although it can be done). Unless the present holes are
particularly high, you probably wouldn't gain much anyway and you might
encounter the problem afterwards of the strings being too close to the
soundboa
That is a bit of a specialist job and even lute makers tend to hate
doing it (although it can be done). Unless the present holes are
particularly high, you probably wouldn't gain much anyway and you might
encounter the problem afterwards of the strings being too close to the
soundboa
That is a bit of a specialist job and even lute makers tend to hate
doing it (although it can be done). Unless the present holes are
particularly high, you probably wouldn't gain much anyway and you might
encounter the problem afterwards of the strings being too close to the
soundboa
