Herbert,
You could try thicker fret gut. With very thin frets it is harder to get a buzz
free sound.
There has to be an angle of the string over the fret. The fret has to act as a
stop (or nut).
Also it is good to try to place your fingers next to the fret (to increase the
angle of the string a
Some of the pressure from the LH fingers is
to prevent buzz. For example, if the string laid against
the fret with zero distance, you'd still have to apply
a considerable amount of pressure to prevent buzz.
Factors are:
(a) the distance from string to fret,
(b) the string tension,
(c) the pressu
er use is 1.3mm on my 93cm string
length theorbo and my 96cm continuo gallichon.
rgds
M
--- On Wed, 15/8/12, William Samson wrote:
From: William Samson
Subject: [LUTE] Re: fret gut
To: "Lute List"
Date: Wednesday, 15 August, 2012, 12:14
Yike
Please can you give the page reference?
Best
Monica
- Original Message -
From: "Ariel Abramovich"
To: "Sam Chapman"
Cc: "Martyn Hodgson" ; "Lute List"
; "Stuart Walsh"
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:42 AM
Subject: [LUT
Yikes! I've just googled the thickness of a 1676 half crown and it is
2.23mm. That seems an awful lot.
Bill
From: Martyn Hodgson
To: Lute List ; Stuart Walsh
Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 10:46
Subject: [LUTE] Re: fret gut
Dear Stuart,
Many p
tuart Walsh
Objet : [LUTE] Re: fret gut
Hi Sam,
That's pretty much it. That's what Bermudo says.
I can transcribe the full quote, but you've got it right anyway!
Best,
Ariel
> Dear all,
>
> Some time ago I read something about fretting vihuelas, probably
> B
of single loop frets
> with
>the noticeable exception, again, of the all-inclusive Thos Mace
> who, it
>should be noted, when it comes down to describing how to tie a
> fret
>desribes the usual double loop. You may care to see my paper on
>
From: Martin Shepherd <[2]mar...@luteshop.co.uk>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: fret gut
To: "Lute List" <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 14 August, 2012, 21:14
Hi Stuart,
It depends on the height of the nut. The first fret has to be a
sive Thos Mace who, it
should be noted, when it comes down to describing how to tie a fret
desribes the usual double loop. You may care to see my paper on this
very subject in the forthcoming issue of FoMRHI Quarterly.
regards
Martyn
From: Martin Shepherd
Subject: [LUT
Hi Stuart,
It depends on the height of the nut. The first fret has to be as high
as it can be without buzzing (in normal play, and this is surprisingly
high), and so on up the neck. This may involve reducing fret sizes as
one goes "up" the neck, it may not.
Historically Dowland suggested u
Dear Dr. Freeman,
Partly out of curiosity, or as an idiotic experiment, I once last year
attempted to prepare a fret using a thick strand of nylgut. When your match
flame hits the end of the nylgut, it turns into a gooey black mess which drips
and soils whatever might be around, so I do not rec
I have a friend who uses nylgut strings. I've never tried it myself, but it
seems like it would be hard to get the knot tight enough. It would also be
expensive unless you used old ones.
Chris
Christopher Wilke
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
www.christopherwilke.com
To get on
e@cs.dartmouth.edu
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fret Gut
>
> Some players use nylon as fret material (I haven't myself), Graham. If
> you have any old nylon strings the right size it might be worth a try. If
> you end up liking it, it would be cheaper and longer lasting (I would
> assum
I usually use my old broken gut strings
A
you can use a nylon fret in the meantime.
A
Bruno
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Graham Freeman
<[1]freeman.gra...@gmail.com> wrote:
A All,
A Has anyone ever used anything other than fret gut to replace a
fre
cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] En
> nombre de Edward Mast
> Enviado el: martes, 06 de julio de 2010 09:20
> Para: Graham Freeman
> CC: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
> Asunto: [LUTE] Re: Fret Gut
>
> Some players use nylon as fret material (I haven't myself), Graham
Some players use nylon as fret material (I haven't myself), Graham. If you
have any old nylon strings the right size it might be worth a try. If you end
up liking it, it would be cheaper and longer lasting (I would assume) than gut.
I do suspect that tying the knot might be trickier, however.
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