Building archlute.

[Sergy]

Thanks for comment addition!

The following stage of processing -

[kiwigeo]

The curvey bits!!

[Sergy]

I continue -

variant of a rosette from the Renaissance epoch:

[Kim]

Coming along beautifully Sergy,

The rose looks very crisp and clean, but then so does everything you have shown us.

Thanks again for sharing.

Cheers

Kim

[Sergy]

It is a little about the bridge -

(not glued)

[kiwigeo]

Sergey could you put up a close up photo of the tools you used to cut the rose. Thanks..Martin

[Sergy]

I used simple hand tools, but before very sharply sharpened.
Here, some -

[Sergy]

Very small brace for the rosette

J - bar I have glued later.

[kiwigeo]

Looking really good Sergy! You work alot faster than I do when building a lute.

[woodrat]

Sergy, Your work is an inspiration!...I am glad that guitars dont have carved rosettes though! I love looking at how its coming along.

John

[Sergy]

Looking really good Sergy! You work alot faster than I do when building a lute.

Thanks Martin! Probably has come time to order strings.
What do you think about a thickness of strings for this instrument?

Sergy, Your work is an inspiration!...I am glad that guitars dont have carved rosettes though! I love looking at how its coming along.

John

Thanks John! It is a great compliment. I am glad that my modest work can inspire.
I would try to make a guitar with the carved rosette. It can look very stylishly.

[Sergy]

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Some pics -

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[kiwigeo]

Looking really good Sergy! You work alot faster than I do when building a lute.

Thanks Martin! Probably has come time to order strings.
What do you think about a thickness of strings for this instrument?

Not sure about the strings you'd run on this monster. Choosing strings for my 7 course Renaissance lute was done using guidelines laid out in Lundberg's book. I ended up going with wound gut bass strings and nylgut treble strings...all made by Aquilia in Italy.

Your choice of string will depend on tuning, string length and tension.

This calculator might be useful: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/C ... scalc.html

[Nick]

Looking very classy Sergy, excellent work It is inspiring indeed, if I wasn't as busy as a one armed paperhanger at the moment I would be seriously tempted to make a start on mine . Thanks for posting your pictures though, between you & Martin I'll have all the inspiration & guidelines I'll need when I do.

[Sergy]

Your choice of string will depend on tuning, string length and tension.

This calculator might be useful: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/C ... scalc.html

Tanks for link! Today I will try to count.
I think about nilgut + Piramid...

string length: 57,0 - 59,0 / 83,0 cm
tune: a’a’ e’e’ hh gg dd AA GG FF 9E 10D 11C 12H’ 13A’ 14G’

... It is inspiring indeed, if I wasn't as busy as a one armed paperhanger at the moment I would be seriously tempted to make a start on mine .

I can tell to you, that this work as "time machine". You transfers to that early epoch.
And it is definitely felt... It is magic...
I don't notice time, and for this reason I can work until late at night.

[Sergy]

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The bass neck is ready for gluing -

Three thin coat of shellac -

Strings has ordered.
Today I process a fretboard.

[Nick]

Not often you see a headstock longer than the fingerboard . Nice work Sergy, body looks nice with that coat of shellac on it.

[Allen]

I really look forward to seeing the progress on this one. Fantastic workmanship on this Sergy.

[kiwigeo]

Looking good Sergy.

Do you have any photos of the half binding going in? Did you make up your own cutter to cut the channel?

[Sergy]

Nick, Allen, Martin - thanks for kind comments.

Do you have any photos of the half binding going in? Did you make up your own cutter to cut the channel?

I didn't apply to this lute power tools, it all I did only by the hand tools.
But.... for the binding channel I used Dremel...
(we will consider it as an exception to the rules)

Has found two photos -

[Sergy]

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About fingerboard -

Hard work. I have received callosities on hands

For soundboard two very thin coat of shellac -

[Sergy]

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[Sergy]

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[Nick]

I'm liking it Sergy, excellent job & the pegs are a nice lighter contrast to the black, this looks like one special instrument. Can't wait to see it finished (with strings on that is!) and a sound bite perhaps of 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica

[woodrat]

Hi Sergy, its looking really good!...Cant wait to see the strings on....

John