Keep in mind that nothing lasts forever. But you may be able to rotate your fret, as it were: push the fret toward the nut enough to loosen it, push the knot about course's width away from the fingerboard, then slide the fret into position again, and (as we string players say) viola! the worn parts of the fret are between the courses instead of under them. It has the added benefit of keeping your thumb from wandering too high on the neck, because those knots are uncomfortable.
On Sep 30, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Herbert Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Some months ago I put shims under my second fret where > the strings had worn little U-shaped indentations. > > At first they worked OK. But as time went on I found it > harder and harder keep them adjusted, and this morning > it was impossible. > > I think the reason may be this. If you shim the bottom > of the U up to the the correct height, then > the string will buzz against the sides of the U when if > the plane of vibration happens to be parallel to the fret > instead of perpendicular. > > So, apparently shims may useful with unworn or lightly > worn frets, but they are not a solution to deep gouges. > > Printer paper, 3x5 cards, and business cards all shim To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
