I replaced some of mine for the first time a couple of months ago without any problem :) , using the instructions including photos here: [1]http://www.wadsworth-lutes.co.uk/frets.htm. The soldering iron worked well for me - I don't have a lighter and matches seemed a bit scary.... Meg
On 25 November 2010 03:39, Suzanne Angevine <[2][email protected]> wrote: Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. In quite a few places I encountered descriptions of this simple knot, and it was what I was attempting to use. My first observation is that all you who have done this a bunch don't remember how hard it was at first to "get it". And my second observation is this. while none of you admitted to working the end of the gut a little to make it possible to tighten the knot well, I bet you all do it, if unconsciously while getting that first loop in there and the end burned. Our experience with burning the end of the gut into a lump was varied. We only replaced the biggest 3 frets, but those 3 pieces of gut varied in their response to the flame. Also, a soldering iron actually didn't work all that well for us. A lighter set on low, and then using mostly the (cooler?) tip of the flame seemed to work best. So now I think I have 3 new usable frets replacing the badly worn ones. That is, as long as the next time I open the case they're still attached. :-) Suzanne -- References 1. http://www.wadsworth-lutes.co.uk/frets.htm 2. mailto:[email protected] To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
