"Beneficial" ......Absolutely! "Often"? -Ouch! I should have fewer instruments, or more free time. But the worse they get, the more you appreciate it when you finally do change those funky, ratty old frets. It really does get easier to change frets the more often you do them. "When" is an interesting dilemma- your mileage depends on how hard and often you drive, sweaty fingers make this more interesting for some people. Make sure that fret gut goes under ALL the strings before you tighten & tie them.
Dan > Having just replaced all the frets on an instrument for the first time > (buzzing problems) I was pleasantly surprised at the difference in the > clarity of the sound of the instrument. A significant increase, unless > my ears are mistaken. (Since I bought the instrument used, I don't > know how long the old frets had been on). Thinking about it, this > does make sense, the new frets being harder than the old worn frets. > I'm wondering if performing players find it beneficial to change > their frets often. . . Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
