Editing Candling (section)

==In lutherie==

[[File:Luthier_candling.jpg|thumb|A luthier candling a soundboard to check thickness in the area where the rose will be carved in between adjustments.]]
In [[lutherie]], '''candling''' is sometimes used to check the thickness of the soundboard in various places, especially on lutes and historical guitars. This is especially necessary because these instruments have soundboards which vary in thickness, for instance the area where the [[Rosette (music)|rose]] is carved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lutesociety.org/pages/building-lute-original-methods|title = The Lute Society: Building Lute Original Methods}}</ref> It is also used to check for any flaws in the wood, or to check how tight a joint is, for instance on the centre seam of the soundboard.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liutaiomottola.com/construction/Top.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009024335/http://liutaiomottola.com/construction/Top.htm |archive-date=2010-10-09 |title=Building the Top Plate of the Flattop Guitar}}</ref>

Traditionally, a candle would be used, hence the name, but usually nowadays a modern light is used, as this is less of a fire risk.