I wondered if somebody more knowledgable might come in on this one.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I've never seen a theorbo with only 7
tied frets. I'm sure it would work OK but it would greatly reduce the
resale value of the instrument - buyers like to have mainstream
instruments.
I guess that isn't what you want to hear, but I fear that's how most
people are likely to see it.
Bill
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From:"Benjamin Narvey" <luthi...@gmail.com>
Date:Tue, 10 Mar, 2015 at 8:47
Subject:[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Tied frets
Hmmmm. Still no thoughts?
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On 07 Mar 2015, at 22:49, BENJAMIN NARVEY <[1][2]luthi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Dear collected wisdom,
I'm rather wondering what the minimum number of frets is for
historical lute instruments, notably for theorbo(s). I am considering
having an instrument shortened for travel purposes, and this may
involve reducing the stopped string length; I know of many large
theorboes with only 8 tied frets, but are there any with only 7?
With best wishes,
Benjamin
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