goma laca = shellac > Hello, > > Let me share with you a trick related with this topic, which I learned > last week, when I visited Jaume Bosser, a luthier who lives 1 hour away > from Barcelona. > > I went to have him build a new fretnut for my viola da mano, because I > wanted different distances between the courses, and once there I took > profit from his experience, and asked him to change all the frets... > > Now here is the trick: after fastening the gut tightly around the neck, > the luthier pushes the fret downwards using a piece of wood on which he > applies force with a hammer. Simple, but effective! In other words, he > does not push with the fingernails. > > Another trick, as a bonus. Prior to making the knot, he applies a 10% > solution of 'goma laca' (sorry, I don't know the word in english) to the > gut, and so it becomes a little bit sticky (the knot holds better) and > at the same is better protected against wear. > > Saludos from Barcelona, > > Manolo Laguillo > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
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