Double sided sticky tape is also great for holding down wooden tastini (even permanent tastini or on the body frets). I normally use little bits of fret gut and normal sticky tape though - I've often left them on for a month or so and never had any problems with sticky marks. The guage of gut for the tastino should usually be the same (or possibly .05mm larger) as used for the fret it's behind. Cutting such small pieces of gut sometimes flattens the ends which can cause buzzing and roughness under your fingers when playing - I use a cable cutting tool (available in all good bike shops!). This cuts the fret simultaneously from all sides, so it doesn't get flattened. If your lute is permanently in meantone (or any other temperament) you can get a lute maker to reset the body frets. This is quick and easily done (though it may not be wise!).
Sam 2008/10/28 Omer katzir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So, few days ego (i think it was Sunday, not what day it is today...) I > received the Super Duper Sonic Tuner as some of you recommended. > > A great tuner, but I really need tips to use it, I'm still used to my old > needle tuner, I always used them and now all the flashing lights confusing > me. I read the instruction manual, it is great becuase now I know how to > change temperaments, cents, save, delete, backlight etc. > But I'm not really sure how to tune, the manual fails to explain it (at > least for me) in nice and clear way. > > For now i don't care about flats and sharps, I just want it to tune, when > I'll get used to it, I'll think some more. But how, in the name of the great > Henry the VIII, I know if my string is tuned? So any one with this nice > tuner (and it really nice) please help me. > > The second part of my tuning trilogy goes to the temperament. I have decided > 1/6 Comma for my first test. according to LSA i need Tastino which i guess > supposed to be an extra fret (had little time to read) and i don't have one > for now, I only have the frets already on my lute, i can try other > temperament that not requires it, like the Mersenne's Spinet #1, Kepler #2 > but from what i see, they are... different from what i want to try. so > again, suggestions will be gladly excepted. > Other problem i have, are the 10th-12th frets, they are on the lute body, > how should i handle that problem? > > My lute is a 7c, 61cm and it is now tuned to Equal Temperament, I have 9 > frets on the neck and three more on the body. > > Thank you again and again > > Omer Katzir > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- Sam Chapman Oetlingerstrasse 65 4057 Basel (0041) 79 530 39 91
