Have you tried this tape with false fingernails? Just wondering. On Oct 30, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Dan Winheld <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ah yes, Bohning Feather Fletching Tape. The best thing for attaching > feather fletches to arrow shafts since the discovery of silk or sinew > thread. It's a super strong and durable double sided tape; I have > recovered arrows that were lost in the grass for a year or more that > still had the remains of their feathers still tightly attached. > However, its use on wooden lute frets is very limited. I would use it > only to experiment with tastini- to determine whether they are one's > cup of tea or not; or to fine tune placement- such as 1/4 comma or 1/6 > comma, for example. > Double-sided tapes of any sort are not worth the trouble for body > frets; up on the soundboard especially the gel-like glue layer impedes > sound transference,thereby degrading sound quality. The glue layer also > gives the frets a slightly "wiggly" feel that is quite annoying. > In the end, plain old white glue is the best for a solid, tight, > permanent, but reversible bond for any wooden frets or tastini. I've > been using state-of-the-art "Elmer's" for a few years; has never > failed, but it's still easy to pry or knock them off when necessary. In > 1/2 hour it has set enough to gently try out the frets. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
