Dear Dr. Freeman, Partly out of curiosity, or as an idiotic experiment, I once last year attempted to prepare a fret using a thick strand of nylgut. When your match flame hits the end of the nylgut, it turns into a gooey black mess which drips and soils whatever might be around, so I do not recommend nylgut frets to anyone who doesn't have a strong general affection for black carbonaceous goo.
Mark Seifert ---- Graham Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > Has anyone ever used anything other than fret gut to replace a fret? > Perhaps in a pinch? I've broken two frets and would really like to get > the instrument back up and running before the replacement gut I ordered > arrives. Perhaps someone has experimented with other materials that > might suffice until my gut arrives? I really only need it to work for > a little while, sort of like the spare tire that just needs to get me > to the service station. > Appreciative as always, > Graham Freeman > -- > Dr. Graham Freeman > Ph. D Musicology > University of Toronto > [1][email protected] > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:[email protected] > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
