Does anyone else dampen their fret gut with water before tying them? I dip my fingers into water and run the string through them. Then let them sit a little to soften just a tad. If needed, I rewet the part that is going to make the knot so that it is flexible. I tie the fret on below where it is going to end up, and allow it to dry before pulling into position.
I don't play lute enough to change frets much, but I have found the wetting to be useful. -Anne Burns On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 09:01:32 -0800, howard posner wrote: > On Mar 9, 2018, at 8:12 AM, John Mardinly wrote: > > My frets never come loose and they have not worn out yet. They are > metal. I want to know how you tied them on in the first place. You must have really strong fingers. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
