I use the 14th fret for works of Bach such as the chacone and BWV 997 which I play in d minor. The high frets on my lutes sound great.
Sterling ----- Original Message ---- From: Christopher Wilke <[email protected]> To: sterling price <[email protected]>; Stuart Walsh <[email protected]> Cc: Lute Net <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 6:54:09 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n) There are some late works that use the upper register quite a bit. I believe Hagen somewhere calls for notes up to the 14th, but it's not often used. I play mostly late 18th century music (and a lots of Hagen) with only 12 frets on my lute. I've never needed the 14th. Chris Christopher Wilke Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Stuart Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Stuart Walsh <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n) > To: "sterling price" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Lute Net" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 6:16 AM > On 14/12/2010 00:02, sterling price > wrote: > > > > Most lutes have way too small body frets as they come > from the maker. I always > > make bigger more suitable frets on my lutes. This > often means that they get > > -taller- as they go up from fret K, especially if > there is 14 frets. Of course > > this all depends on the action of the lute. > > > > --Sterling > > > > > 14 frets? Is there music that calls for 14 frets? > > On my lute the high g, fret n, sounds weak, very plinky an > unfocused. I > can't imagine what a fourteenth fret would sound like! > > > Stuart > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
