then
weren't as bothered as we are about sustain and they must have been
pretty good at planting their LH finger in just the right spot.
Bill
From: Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net
To:
Cc: lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 18:24
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best body fret
if the players back
then
weren't as bothered as we are about sustain and they must have been
pretty good at planting their LH finger in just the right spot.
Bill
From: Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net
To:
Cc: lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 18:24
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best
at planting their LH finger in just the right spot.
Bill
From: Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net
To:
Cc: lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 18:24
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best body fret material?
Thanks all for the great replies. Lilac? That is the most
Definitely rounded. I can't see how you'd shape them down in place on
the belly so knock them off and make new ones. Tonewise, I don't think
the material makes a significant difference but they'll sound a lot
nicer when they are rounded. Much like the effect when you trade those
old
Bamboo. Comes pre-shaped in the form of bbq/fondue skewers and/or tooth
picks.
David
***
David van Ooijen
[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com
[2]www.davidvanooijen.nl
***
On 30 October 2013 06:05, Dan Winheld
Two factors are of importance here. First the fret has to be crowned to get a
good tone however, many soundboards are very thin in the area where the body
frets are supposed to be located. This makes tone production a wobbly affair.
It is easy to know where the bars are situated because where
I have body frets on one lute made of an ivory-ebony sandwich and they sound
great up to the 14th fret. Cutting ivory is not easy though as it tends to
shatter. Another lute I have has holly-ebony-holly frets. I like these flashy
frets, but my friend Bob Hieronimus hates them and prefers that
A few years ago I was visiting luthier Joel Van Lennep, who showed me
his favorite material for fixed (body) frets: lilac. He said he
preferred it because it's very hard, and yet still flexible.
Best to all,
Eric
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 6:21 AM, Sterling
Thanks all for the great replies. Lilac? That is the most intriguing of
all. Holly and bamboo sound like good candidates also.
Sterling- thanks for reminding me of those amazing frets! I must have
seen them at Cleveland some time ago. A top professional guitar builder
in my neighborhood
PM
Cc: lute
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best body fret material?
Thanks all for the great replies. Lilac? That is the most intriguing of all.
Holly and bamboo sound like good candidates also.
Sterling- thanks for reminding me of those amazing frets! I must have seen
them at Cleveland some time ago. A top
10 matches
Mail list logo
