[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Thank you for this. When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just one gut lute string, rather casting doubt on the general (small) size of the frets. If he had wanted to imply thicker

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Gernot Hilger
On 14.05.2008, at 14:54, Martyn Hodgson wrote: When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just one gut lute string, rather casting doubt on the general (small) size of the frets. Exactly.

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Ron Andrico
pitched tuning? Best wishes, Ron Andrico www.mignarda.com Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:54:06 + To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach Thank you for this. When you say 'not to be taken literally

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Martyn Hodgson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, Gernot Hilger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, 14 May, 2008, 5:00 PM To All: This is an interesting discussion about frets, double

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Anthony Hind
: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach Thank you for this. When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just one gut lute string, rather casting doubt on the general (small) size

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Anthony Hind
@cs.dartmouth.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach Thank you for this. When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Anthony Hind
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach Thank you for this. When you say 'not to be taken literally', I presume you mean because he was (through neccessity) obliged to link the same size of two frets with just one gut lute string, rather casting

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Anthony Hind
is that the fingerboard is thin, and the joint is fairly solid. Tony - Original Message - From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tony Chalkley [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

[LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach

2008-05-14 Thread Anthony Hind
Chalkley [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Fret diameters, a geometrical approach Tony I did not even look at my lute (although I did begin to eye my antique plane http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hoevl.jpg) I was simply