My experieince with two lutes of slightly different set-up seems to indicate that fret thickness has an influence on the player's ability to play barred chords cleanly. So I wonder if you experienced players are careful in choosing a lute with a particular height of strings at the nut, and fret thicknesses to match this height?
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