Interesting. I think it was almost universal to have double frets on
lutes in the past, and as Tristan has discovered, it is necessary to use
thinner frets than you would for single frets.
Dowland talks about using the same size fret for pairs of frets, but of
course his strings varied in
That's odd.
Using nylon of the same roll should therefore not work, but miraculously
did...
I thought the different placement and angle is sufficient to create no
buzz when the fret is thinner (=lower).
What your reason for thinner double frets being necessary?
Double frets also have double
It depends on the action - if it's very low you might need continually
decreasing fret sizes, if it's higher you might even be able to have all
frets the same size.
A very thick double fret would be more difficult to persuade to form a
single surface - I think the thinner frets probably bed
Using nylon frets is simply due to budgetary contraints...
With nylon strings, gut frets wear off quickly and I can't afford to
replace them like I would want to.
The nylon frets last for ages, and I really had no problem with loose
knots. When a fret does come loose, it's basically free to
