Hi-
There was no problem when this lute had just -slightly- smaller frets.
I was hoping there would be some remedy I could do without putting new
frets on as they are quite expensive at this size. I tried loosening a
fret and working it a bit to soften the edge but it wasn't successful.
I might try a few other things though.
As RE the high action of this lute, I have the same plan that I think
Larry K Brown worked from (its the J.J Edlinger 1732 13 course).
Anyway, the neck angle and enormous belly scoop/dish shown on the plan
result in a high action. I realize that this feature need not be
utilized in the copy lute though.
--Sterling
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From: Michael Vollbrecht <[email protected]>
To: sterling price <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:22 AM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Big Fret Help
Had the same problem recently, moving from .80 to .95 frets and in my
case the remedy consisted of two things:
First, I had to "reform" the fingerboard a little bit with a scraper so
as to get it a little bit curved (it was actually curved the wrong way
from the 4th fret up...). This might not be necessary in your case,
just
check with a metal ruler.
Then you need a VERY smooth round fingerboard edge - if the radious is
too smaall the fret is lifted up from the board: a bit more scraping
and
finishing touch with some sanding did it for me. If your lute neck is
veneered (like mine) however, be careful when rounding the edge - you
can easily work through this thin layer...
In addition to all this, I wrapped the fret gut a couple of times
around
a long needle nose plier, mostly the part for the knot and where the
edgdes would come: this makes the gut much more flexible, the knot is
easier to tie and the gut follows the edge much more smoothly.
Hope this helps!
Michael
On Mon, 2013-07-15 at 15:29 -0700, sterling price wrote:
> Hi all--
> I recently changed the frets on my baroque lute (after many years
of
> service). I went up from 1.10 mm to 1.20 mm on all frets. The
problem I
> am having is there are a few frets that are not sitting all the
way
> flat under the first course so it has a 'choked' sound on some
notes. I
> know this wouldn't happen if the fingerboard was more curved or if
I
> used smaller frets(not an option). Any advice on how to get these
big
> frets to stay flat would be great. And yes they are very tight.
> Thanks,
> Sterling
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