> >> So fixed frets would have been fine for most >> lutes, actually. Like on citterns and bandoras. And why do these >> instruments >> have fixed frets? Because they have metal strings? > > Guitars, metal frets and all, used gut strings until after World War II.
My argument was about gut bass strings, a world of difference from overspun basses. Gut trebles are fine without compensation, thick gut basses need some compensation. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
