[LUTE] Re: Frets

[Ron Andrico]

Dear Bruno:
 
Your question is a good one but I think fret diameters differ widely from one 
instrument to another.  Variations in the height of the nut, straightness of 
the fingerboard, and amount of flex of the 'soundboard' of your lute, due to 
temperature and humidity, will affect fret diameters. 
 
I like to use 1.5 mm for the first fret but it works on my lute because the nut 
is a little high.  You might try measuring the string height at each fret 
location to determine how to size the frets.  Also, it seems to me that tone 
can be affected by fret diameters.  Frets that are too thick can produce a dull 
tone, and those too thin can produce a snappy or insubstantial tone.  
 
The best solution is to ask the luthier who made your instrument.  Also, you 
might get helpful feedback from the lute builder's list.  
 
Best wishes,
 
Ron Andrico
 
www.mignarda.com
 
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:44:01 -0300> To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> From: [EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Frets> > I think I need more experience in 
> order to double fret it properly.> Meanwhile I was wondering about the 
> diameters, for example: 1 mm, 0.9, 0.8,> 0.7 and following through with the 
> last? Does anybody do it differently?> > Regards.> > > > 2008/5/9 Ed Durbrow 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > >> > On May 9, 2008, at 4:14 PM, Mathias R=F6sel 
> wrote:> >> >> I'd love to red some recommended diamtres for double frets. My> 
> >> experience has been so far that there was buzzing all the time> >>> >> > I 
> don't have them on now, but when I did, I used to tie two single frets of> > 
> slightly different diameters. Once they wear for a while the buzzing will> > 
> disappear, I think.> >> >> >> >> > To get on or off this list see list 
> information at> > 
> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html<http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html>>
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