Strad baroque guitar belly scoop? Lundberg - Early Guitars and Vihuela2024-03-28T11:50:48Zhttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/forum/topics/strad-baroque-guitar-belly-scoop-lundberg?commentId=2111060%3AComment%3A167485&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI was really hoping someone e…tag:earlyguitar.ning.com,2021-03-05:2111060:Comment:1678312021-03-05T22:20:41.887ZAndrew Hartighttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/profile/AndrewHartig
<p>I was really hoping someone else would reply to this, as I'd like to see what others have to say!</p>
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<p>I have not built a baroque guitar yet, but I have incorporated the slight belly scoop into my renaissance guitars and the one vihuela I've worked on.</p>
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<p>I'd like to know what the historical record indicates, but having done it myself, I can't think of a reason why I would do otherwise. I'm hoping that better minds might have an answer. </p>
<p>I was really hoping someone else would reply to this, as I'd like to see what others have to say!</p>
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<p>I have not built a baroque guitar yet, but I have incorporated the slight belly scoop into my renaissance guitars and the one vihuela I've worked on.</p>
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<p>I'd like to know what the historical record indicates, but having done it myself, I can't think of a reason why I would do otherwise. I'm hoping that better minds might have an answer. </p> Thanks for the reply James. …tag:earlyguitar.ning.com,2021-03-04:2111060:Comment:1674852021-03-04T12:16:47.590ZTommy Colemanhttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/profile/TommyColeman
<p>Thanks for the reply James. I may not have done a good job explaining my question. I'm not referring to a scalloped back, but rather a very slight removal of wood from the belly gluing surface of the ribs so that when the belly is glued to the ribs it causes a minor "reverse dome" of the belly. Lundberg mentions that in addition to pre-stressing the belly it also allows more room for the players fingers between the strings and the belly. I appreciate your reply, thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply James. I may not have done a good job explaining my question. I'm not referring to a scalloped back, but rather a very slight removal of wood from the belly gluing surface of the ribs so that when the belly is glued to the ribs it causes a minor "reverse dome" of the belly. Lundberg mentions that in addition to pre-stressing the belly it also allows more room for the players fingers between the strings and the belly. I appreciate your reply, thanks!</p> Just in case no one knowledge…tag:earlyguitar.ning.com,2021-03-04:2111060:Comment:1677372021-03-04T07:46:33.779ZJames Westbrookhttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/profile/JamesWestbrook
<p>Just in case no one knowledgeable on this subject replies, I'll state the obvious from photos I have to hand. The Hill Strad doesn't have any scalloping, but then it's essentially a two-piece back. The mandolino I saw in the Ashmolean exhibition has seemingly flat ribs (but that doesn't mean he didn't do it to others; just as mandolin makers offer different models, some scalloped, some not). However, the Dias guitar in the RCM has a scalloped back, but these are presumed to have been bent,…</p>
<p>Just in case no one knowledgeable on this subject replies, I'll state the obvious from photos I have to hand. The Hill Strad doesn't have any scalloping, but then it's essentially a two-piece back. The mandolino I saw in the Ashmolean exhibition has seemingly flat ribs (but that doesn't mean he didn't do it to others; just as mandolin makers offer different models, some scalloped, some not). However, the Dias guitar in the RCM has a scalloped back, but these are presumed to have been bent, not scooped (-out). There are plenty of articles and book chapters on Strad's guitars, which surely mention this. Good luck. </p>