David vO wrote... "I'm into bits of fret gut, held in place with tape, these days. The tape painters use, and lute makers btw, that doesn't leave sticky bits on your fingerboard. Though on one or two instruments I still have the wires, they look cool. ;-)"
I assume this is what I know as 'masking-tape'. Can you elaborate how you use it on a lute? Are the ends of a temporary gut-fret held by this type of sticky-tape across the back of the neck? Or on the face of the fingerboard with several tiny strips placed across the fret? It sounds like a good idea to obtain certain tunings. The only drawback is the light creamy colour. As mentioned, it peels off easily without leaving any residue. It can be difficult to remove after a few months, but I don't envisage anyone making a temporary tuning last that long! Ron (UK) -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
