Dear Ariel and Guy, Thanks for your replies! I should have phrased my question more clearly. What diameters would people recommend for the fret sizes of a 62cm mensur 8-c lute?
Peter. On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, guy_and_liz Smith wrote: > The diameters need to be what they need to be to give you the right action. > The precise numbers vary from one lute to the next. 1.2 is maybe a little on > the thick side compared to many instruments, but if it works, it's what you > need. If this is a recent problem, your fret sizing should be OK. Rather, > you probably have one or more worn or flattened frets, which effectively > reduces their diameter. When you use that fret, the string clearance over > one or more of the downstream frets ends up smaller than it should be, and > it buzzes. If it is the first fret that's buzzing, then either the fret is > too large, or your nut is too low. That's not likely the issue if the > buzzing is a recent phenomenon, since the height of the nut isn't likely to > change. > > Guy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Nightingale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:44 AM > Subject: fret diameters > > > > Dear All, > > > > I'm having a problem with buzzing frets. Before I try fixing it, I'd like > > to make sure that I know what the diameters should be. I have a 62cm > > mensur lute (Larry Brown's 8-c Hans Frei model), and my notes tell me that > > the diameters should be: 1.2mm, 1.1mm,1.0mm,0.95mm, continuing down in > > steps of 0.05mm. The 1.2mm seems awfully thick ... > > > > Thanks, > > Peter. > > -- > > the next auto-quote is: > > The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to > > seem > > worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will > > believe it. > > (Bertrand Russell) > > /\/\ > > Peter Nightingale Telephone (401) 874-5882 > > Department of Physics, East Hall Fax (401) 874-2380 > > University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 > > > > > > > -- the next auto-quote is: I am a deeply superficial person. (Andy Warhol) /\/\ Peter Nightingale Telephone (401) 874-5882 Department of Physics, East Hall Fax (401) 874-2380 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881
