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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…"
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Strad baroque guitar belly scoop? Lundberg
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Hello,Robert Lundberg mentions a "scoop" planed into the ribs of a lute, thereby creating a depression in the belly, in order to create more room for the player's fingers. He mentions that the scoop…Continue
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"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…"
Strad baroque guitar belly scoop? Lundberg
Hello,Robert Lundberg mentions a "scoop" planed into the ribs of a lute, thereby creating a depression in the belly, in order to create more room for the player's fingers. He mentions that the scoop can also be found in some guitars. Is this a feature that is present in the extant Stradivari guitars? Do any modern makers incorporate this into their baroque guitars?See More
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