Herbert, Lighter strings will never hurt the instrument. If you try them and like them, stick with them. As far as the frets, if after tring the lighter strings, there is then a problem that you think may be cured by the lighter frets, try them. If there isn't a problem, don't mess.
Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com Herbert Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Suppose you buy a lute from a good builder. He recommends certain string sizes and certain fret diameters. Is it OK to use lighter strings than he recommends? If so, do you need to adjust the fret sizes? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --
