On 2/17/10 5:32 PM, "alexander" <voka...@verizon.net> wrote:
> A good needle-nose pliers, or locking surgical forceps (hemostat), to roll the > tightening end on, instead of trying to pull it by fingers. Tremendous force > can be applied this way (carefully, hopefully). Enough force, in fact, that I have occasionally left grooves on the neck where the knot of the over-tightened fret dug into the wood when I slid the fret into place! Fortunately, it's on the back side along with the shims for loose frets and dots for f and h; only I will ever know (until now). Leonard > After tightening squeeze the > fret firmly with fingers, to keep it tight, while finishing the knot. Drying > the fret material beforehand helps as well (hair drier or such). alexander r. > > > On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35:05 -0500 > "Christopher Stetson" <cstet...@smith.edu> wrote: > >> Neat tricks, Sterling and Leonard! They've allowed me to yet again put >> off refretting. >> >> While we're here, does any have any tricks for getting and/or keeping >> the 1st fret really tight? >> >> Best to all, >> >> Chris. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
