Dear list, I don't use water, but I wipe a drop of string oil over each length of fret gut I am going to put on the neck of whatever lute or guitar instrument.
Greetings, Joachim Gesendet von meinem BlackBerry 10-Smartphone. Originalnachricht Von: fournierbru Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2018 15:00 An: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Antwort an: [email protected] Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Loose frets I actually never thought of it...but it is a good idea as they would tighten up upon drying. Bruno Envoyé de mon appareil Samsung de Bell via le réseau le plus vaste au pays. -------- Message d'origine -------- De : [email protected] Date : 18-03-09 3:57 PM (GMT-05:00) à : [email protected], [email protected] Objet : [LUTE] Re: Loose frets 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
