Something you can do to improve worn frets if you're short on time: loosen the fret a little by sliding it toward the nut, then turn it slightly on the neck so the worn parts are between courses. Slide it back to pitch.
Leonard Williams On 2/14/10 6:22 PM, "nedma...@aol.com" <nedma...@aol.com> wrote: > 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
