"Dying" craft & radial soundboard

[lamanoditrento]

I saw this on the ABC and thought I'd share

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-19/o ... an/9879758

[kiwigeo]

'Dying craft"?? Yeah right.

The radial soundboard..interesting concept but I'd like to see some tap and Chladni testing on those tops.

[colburge]

Good on the bloke for having a go and trying something different. I would however like to see how he measured the vibrations getting out onto the soundboard very quickly which help to clarify the sound

Col

[jeffhigh]

Looks like he is basically making dobros or banjos with a wooden soundboard instead of a metal cone/skin head.
I'm not to impressed with his dismissal of the rest of the luthiery world, though perhaps that is a product of editing down to a short clip

[peter.coombe]

I saw that and it is interesting, although I don't agree about the dying craft thing. I listened carefully to his mandolin, and I am not concerned about any potential competition. His concepts might work, I dunno, but he hasn't got it right yet.

[DarwinStrings]

I saw that and it is interesting, although I don't agree about the dying craft thing. .

Looking at the last fifty or so years I would describe it as a burgeoning craft, like nowadays you can buy a kit.

[peter.coombe]

Looking at the last fifty or so years I would describe it as a burgeoning craft, like nowadays you can buy a kit.

Yes exactly. There is also a heck of a lot more information readily available nowadays. The old ways when I first started was to keep what you learned to yourself, not let any "secrets" out lest the opposition gets wind of it. That has changed hugely.