[LUTE] Re: New frets

[Sean Smith]

 It's very neat, too.  But as for double frets.....


Do it twice!

Honestly, it works though it doesn't seem HIP whatsoever. The  
advantage being you only need to replace one half (always take off the  
more worn fret and replace it w/ a new one on the bridge side).

Anyway, I've done the double fret experiment for a few years on my  
main ax. It has worked, I've learned a few things but I'm ready to  
come back to the single fret club.

Sean



Best wishes,

Martin

Martyn Hodgson wrote:

  The gut should be pre-stretched before fitting. Mace (1676 p 69)
  confirms this and provides good practical advice:

  ' And you will find, that the first Fret, will be ever the  
hardest to
  Tye well on, for two Reasons.
  First, because it is the Thickest, therefore not so ready to ply,  
and
  stretch.
  2sly. Because there is but a little narrower room above It, by  
reason
  it is so near the Nutt: Therefore you must be the more careful , to
  stretch it very well, before you settle It.'

  He also recommends tying it higher (ie to wards the nut) and  
stretching
  by forcing down to its alotted position a number of times: 'Thus  
do it
  three or four times, till at last you find it stiff,....'

  Finally he suggests a second knot to prevent any possible slipping:
  '... you are (after all stretching) to Tye it, of another hard  
Knot,
  and then it is firmly fast'.

  MH
  --- On Wed, 17/2/10, Christopher Stetson <cstet...@smith.edu>  
wrote:

    From: Christopher Stetson <cstet...@smith.edu>
    Subject: [LUTE] Re: New frets
    To: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
    Date: Wednesday, 17 February, 2010, 20:35

     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.


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