[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Casein glue

2013-03-15 Thread Ed Margerum
Note that the formula William Samson gives is for acid casein while the formula given by the USDA monograph is for alkaline casein. Alkaline casein is preferred in some uses such as paper coating where acid can contribute to discoloration and deterioration. Edward Margerum At 09:33

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Casein glue

2013-03-15 Thread Ed Margerum
as less likely to deteriorate with time. Ed Margerum To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Re: What is this?

2004-04-07 Thread Ed Margerum
At 2:55 PM +0200 4/7/04, A.C. Aabrandt wrote: Found in a pile of junk in a backyard in Copenhagen. I would very much like to know something about origin, age, type and = what kind of music's played on it. Anne Hello Anne: Send me the photo and I'll see if I can identify it. Ed Margerum

Birthdays

2004-03-22 Thread Ed Margerum
. Patrick. Ed Margerum

Re: kobsa

2004-03-15 Thread Ed Margerum
At 10:45 PM +0100 3/15/04, bill wrote: thanks ed. i once saw a hungarian kobsa which looked to me like any other, bowl backed, lute-type instrument. these ukrainian instruments appear to be flat backed and quite thin. i find it interesting that (according to one of the sites you supplied

Re: Do pegs get smooth and begin slipping?

2004-02-10 Thread Ed Margerum
America, Koelruteria paniculata, a native of China, is known as golden rain or golden chain tree, and also soapberry, but this doesn't have the reputation of being poisonous. Ed Margerum

Re: The ecological sustainable lute luthier

2003-12-18 Thread Ed Margerum
endangered, or not, is a crime. Trees will be preserved if they have commercial value, but will be destroyed if they are merely pleasant to look at. Ed Margerum

Re: Fw: calling Dr. Helmholtz...

2003-12-15 Thread Ed Margerum
to stand. A rat in a lute isn't impossible. A brass instrument repairman I know was recently asked to repair a tuba. He found the problem, a blockage caused by a desiccated rat. Ed Margerum

Re: Size of the lute world

2003-12-07 Thread Ed Margerum
and 17th century Europe to me. However, today there probably there aren't enough lutenists for the flame wars to escalate into real wars. Ed Margerum