dear kenneth - i had always assumed that double frets were a no-no. what's the advantage of having them?
sincerely - bill On Domenica, apr 11, 2004, at 21:54 Europe/Rome, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 4/10/04 4:33:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Would there be an authority there who really has the know-how tying >> double >> frets? I mean, who's done it before and ends up w/ minimum buzzing. >> It is a >> presentation I certainly wouldn't want to miss. > > To Sean and anyone else with an interest in double frets: > > Grant Tomlinson is planning to attend the LSA LuteFest, at least the > last > time I talked with him. He gives a very good show-and-tell demo on > how to tie > double frets and to set up your lute for it, so I hope he'll do the > same this > summer as he did last summer in Vancouver for anyone interested. I > think, for > instance, that it might require a slight adjustment in the way you set > up the > action on the string nut. He learned about double fretting techniques > from Ray > Nurse. By the way, my own Ray Nurse lute with double frets tied on by > Grant > under Ray's tutorage, will be on hand at the seminar. > > Regards, > Kenneth > > -- >
