Thanks Anthony, very good advice!
2008/5/11 Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 =E0 05:17, Bruno Correia a ecrit : > > 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > --
