> course for frets 7 to 10. Our best estimate of likely string diameters > therefore suggests a maximum of about .80mm, .64mm, .50mm, and .42mm for > fret diameters, perhaps even thinner for the "first course" diameter > because D was talking about a double first course. Has anyone tried > using a .40mm fret? Even allowing for the fact that he was using double
On my theorbo I go from 1.25 (b) to 0.50 (i) at the moment. Not ideal, perhaps, but still quite playable. It was decent, from 1.00 (b) to 0.90 (i), but I have lowered the string tension considerably and put on rather thick Pistoys at 6, 7 and 8 (all on the fingerboard). One thing let to another. But recently I've noticed the risk of buzzing has diminished (change of technique, I can put the strings higher at the bridge after all (I've even had an extra piece of wood there for a while), and I think the instrument is settling). David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
