Dear Bill,
Double fret loops very rarely need tightening in such a fashion (ie
bunging in small wedges). I guess the double length allows a greater
stretch extension (and thus greater leeway) to be achieved.
Also by tying in a higher place (ie closer to the nut) and then pulling
down to the required position, as indeed Mace advises, the fret can be
tied very tight indeed.
Double frets have other advantages too in terms of wearing etc: you'll
find communications about this in the archives.
regards
Martyn
--- On Sun, 22/1/12, William Samson <willsam...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: William Samson <willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS!
To: "Anthony Hind" <agno3ph...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Sunday, 22 January, 2012, 18:18
Nothing as sophisticated as tastini - just matchsticks wedged under
the
frets (at the bass side of the neck) to tighten them. Don't we all
do
it?
Bill
From: Anthony Hind <[1]agno3ph...@yahoo.com>
To: William Samson <[2]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: "[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <[4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 18:05
Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS!
I presume you are meaning "tastini"?
see
[5]http://home.planet.nl/~ooije006/david/writings/meantone_f.html
but are they playing in different temperaments, as your previous
mail
suggests?
Anthony
De : William Samson <[6]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>
A : William Samson <[7]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>; Ed Durbrow
<[8]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp>
Cc : "[9]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <[10]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Envoye le : Dimanche 22 janvier 2012 9h46
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS!
Apologies again - URL is very long so heres a short version:
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As well as the varied tempering - look out for the matchsticks
wedged
under the frets of some of these viols. We lutenists are no alone
in
having problems with our gut frets loosening.
Bill
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