David
Mace tells us that single frets are better, but then only precedes
to tell us how to make double frets. I asked Stephen Gottlieb about
this, and he told me he thought the practice was quite usual, and he
was happy to try it.
He predicts the sound to be slightly softer with gut. It is just an
experiment, and gut frets don't last long (although I understand
double frets last longer), so if it doesn't work, I'll go back to
single frets.
I don't know about iconographic evidence.
Nevertheless, opening the double frets should allow one to make some
equivalent to Tastini.
Anthony
Le 22 mai 08 à 09:03, David van Ooijen a écrit :
He says the Tastinis can be relaced by using half a double fret.
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I said I see viol players split their frets, I never did it myself
as I have single frets. I'm a (mild) tastini user, but basically
false third avoider on non-equally fretted fingerboards.
I
have therefore ordered double frets, on my future Baroque lute.
<<
Is there evidence for double frets on baroque lutes? I've always
understood double fretting to be a renaissance lute thing.
David
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