On May 16, 2008, at 12:57 AM, Ehud Yaniv wrote:
My question - is knowing how to play the lute essential to being
successful in building?
I cannot imagine how a non-player could deal with setting up the action
and similar issues influencing the playability of the instrument lacking
input
I would think that playing a plucked string instrument of some sort, if
not necessarily the lute, would be essential for building a good
instrument. Playing is the only way to appreciate how the fine
tolerances in parameters like action and string spacing can make the
difference between a good or
Ehud,
I am both a new builder and a new lutenist with no previous musical
experience. Over the last several years I've built four lutes. I
built my first lute because I wanted to take lessons but couldn't
afford a professionally made instrument. I've found that I build
better
