Why don't you try a much thinner 9th fret (say 0.50mm) which not only
fits with Dowland's fretting advice (the principal historic source of
fret sizes) but would also enable you to have smaller lower frets, say
down to 0.90mm and thereby set the lute 'fine'?
MH
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On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:43 PM, David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Auden gives Nico, but I never tracked down the reference so perhaps it is Niso
Fellowes gives Nicho, a copy of what looks like an Oxford edition gives Nico.
Possibly the bushes and the birds are laughing at Nicho and his fate
or destiny.
Being creatures of nature they might not see his problem in the way he
does.
Anyway I think the end is not very sad for him, is it. Nature having
its way.
Cheers!
Lex van Sante
Op 17 mrt 2009, om 09:54 heeft
I have puzled over this text for years, but there is no easy answer.
There is a change of voice in the poem from Narrator to he to she, or
she to he to she.
It SEEMS that the voice changes over to Nico as a he.
But as I read it now, I could believe that the he character is anonymous.
So it could
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:56 AM, David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
So it could read
Scene
She (Nico) lures
He spies her
She pulls
she is springing the trap. Also, the
chanting could have the suggestion of incanting, enchanting. Which
would be in character with the role in the
Hi everyone,
I've made up three simplified comparative diagrammes with life data of
39 European lutenists (JDowland to JBHagen). Pls let me know off-list if
you're interested.
--
Mathias
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The projection of the string is determined by the height of the nut and
the holes in the bridge. If the neck has a set or slight warp, thicker
frets will be called for and that thickness will be determined by the
projection of the strings.
I used to use much thinner frets but as
