If someone decides to saw off some tiny pieces of wood, for whatever purpose, and do it with a precision, A surgical bone saw is the best and quickest tool. Practically no wood wasted, too. That was the question. alexander r.
> I find fret shims sometimes useful on my archlute and theorbo, where I don't > always get a new fret tight enough before that very short slide up to > position. Instead of throwing that new fret out I will shim with wood or > rolled thick paper. If older frets become loose but are still serviceable, I > may also shim. > > But new frets make the instruments sound their best. > > -- R > > "I could whittle with a utility knife, but > > that would be wasteful and time consuming." > > > > "I find that a surgical saw, something like what one can find even on > > Amazon (Satterlee Bone Saw 13") is an ideal tool. A very thin blade with > > sharp teeth. Just make sure you do not cut yourself in the process... It is > > actually ideal for many uses with wood, bone and plastics." > > > > Guys, > > > > Why would either of you go to all that bother, rather than merely replacing > > the fret? Of course, an emergency situation (5 minutes before show time, > > during rehearsal, or stuck out somewhere beyond easy reach of the postal > > service & no spare gut) is another story. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
