[LUTE] Re: Frets

[Anthony Hind]

Lundberg in his Historical Lute Construction says the following.

"The eight frets on a Renaissance lute are generally arranged so that  
they descend in diameter towards the body. I would typically use the  
following diameters:

Fret 1  1.00mm
Fret 2   0.90mm
Fret 3- 0.85mm
Fret 4  0,82mm
Fret 5- 0.79mm
Fret 6- 0.76mm
Fret 7- 0.73mm
Fret 8- 0.70mm

However, gut varies, so don't worry about being really exact. The  
main points to consider are that the first fret shoudl be large, the  
second fret should drop considerably in diameter, and each of the  
rest should be about .03mm smaller than the preceding.
	If the lute has a very high action, that is, if the height of the  
strings above the fingerboard at the neck/body join is, for example,  
in the vicinity of 5mm, then it would be better to tie on frets of a  
more constant size or even the same size. If on the other hand, the  
action is low, then a larger 1st fret together with a bigger drop  
between frets and ending with a .66mm might help."

This book is well worth having for its very reasonable price.
Regards
Anthony




Le 11 mai 08 à 05:17, Bruno Correia a écrit :

With so many gauges fretting the lute become quite expensive...  
What about
using te same gauge from the 4th until the last? Would you have a  
photo from
your lute with the fretting described below? I wish I could see it  
to try
myself.

Thanks.



2008/5/10 The Other <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

Using Thomas Mace's method of tying double frets; locking forceps to
pull the frets tight enough; Dan Larson fret gut; in One Quarter  
Comma
Meantone Temperament, with two 1st frets instead of using a tastini.

Fret 1a (peg box side)- 1.00mm
Fret 1b (bridge side)- 0.95mm
Fret 2- 0.95mm  (yes, same size as Fret 1b)
Fret 3- 0.90mm
Fret 4- 0.85mm
Fret 5- 0.80mm
Fret 6- 0.75mm
Fret 7- 0.70mm
Fret 8- 0.65mm

No buzzing.

Regards,
"The Other" Stephen Stubbs.




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