Really depends on bridge and nut, so it's a question of trial and error, I'm
affraid. First one so that it's almost, but not quite, buzzing. Then work
your way up. I try to keep the same diameter as long as it's ok, and then
move on to a smaller one. Taking the measurements of the old ones,
Bruno:
What David says is correct, as far as it goes. However, the answer could
be a little more detailed.
A good maker will have supplied an appropriate set of frets with the
instrument when it left the shop. If these worked for your playing
style, and the geometry of the instrument has not
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10th Belgian Lute Day 15 October 06
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Avenue des 2 Tilleuls 2a,
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Programme :
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9.30 Workshop: music from the Middle Ages (Landini and Grossin) arranged for
The most common setups are graduated, large (1.0+mm) at first fret,
getting smaller in higher positions (usually the neck has a very slight
downward angle away from the nut, a larger angle might tolerate
ungraduated frets). But, each lute is different, only way to tell for
certain is to try it
What is the rationale of diminishing fret height towards higher positions?
One would say: as the action gets higher in higher positions, there's no
need for a lower fret.
PP
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On Thu, Aug 31, 2006, Paul Pleijsier [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
What is the rationale of diminishing fret height towards higher positions?
If one never stops the string, yes, there is no need for graduation (or
frets, so this is academic).
But, the string does get stopped, and the sounding
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Aan:
Onderwerp: [LUTE] Re: Frets
What is the rationale of diminishing fret height towards higher positions?
One would say: as the action gets higher in higher positions,
But, the string does get stopped, and the sounding part is lower when
stopped. Fret 2 must be low enough to clear the string stopped at fret
1
...and then a smidge more to avoid the buzz. Maybe .02mm or more if the lute
has a low action. Maybe zero if a high action. You might want more
Bruno--
I, too, play (or try to) an 8 course in g with 590 mm mensur, and
following are the gut frets I use:
1--1.10 mm
2--1.05 mm
3--1.00 mm
4--0.95 mm
5 - 8--0.90 mm
A lot depends on the height of the nut.
My instrument was built with somewhat smaller diameter frets,
But, the string does get stopped, and the sounding part is lower when
stopped. Fret 2 must be low enough to clear the string stopped at fret
1
...and sometimes a smidge more to avoid the buzz. Maybe .02mm or more if the
lute has a low action. Maybe zero if a high action. You might want
But, the string does get stopped, and the sounding part is lower when
stopped. Fret 2 must be low enough to clear the string stopped at fret
1
...and sometimes a smidge more to avoid the buzz. Maybe .02mm or more if the
lute has a low action. Maybe zero if a high action. You might want
Dear All:
I think what happens with diminishing fret diameters as they go up the neck
is that at some point the diminishment stops. That is, once you get to the
seventh fret, for example, the increasingly acute angle of the fretted string
means that one no longer has to graduate frets, so one
Graduating must be done very carefully at the lower frets, however, and
especially at frets three and four. This is because in many tempering
systems the
fourth fret is lowered somewhat relative to equal temperament, and so is
closer to the third fret and has a greater tendency to buzz.
For anyone who might be tired of debating how a string vibrates or the
proper thickness of frets, I've finished a new 13 crs baroque lute which is
the star of a somewhat unusual photo suite showing the entire building
process from first rib to the finished lute. I strung it up yesterday with a
new
For anyone who might be tired of debating how a string vibrates or the
proper thickness of frets, I've finished a new 13 crs baroque lute which is
the star of a somewhat unusual photo suite showing the entire building
process from first rib to the finished lute. I strung it up yesterday with a
new
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