Dear Ron, Thank you for the info, I'll ask the maker and do my own experiments.
All the best. 2008/5/9 Ron Andrico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Dear Bruno: > > Your question is a good one but I think fret diameters differ widely from > one instrument to another. Variations in the height of the nut, > straightness of the fingerboard, and amount of flex of the 'soundboard' of > your lute, due to temperature and humidity, will affect fret diameters. > > I like to use 1.5 mm for the first fret but it works on my lute because the > nut is a little high. You might try measuring the string height at each > fret location to determine how to size the frets. Also, it seems to > me that tone can be affected by fret diameters. Frets that are too thick > can produce a dull tone, and those too thin can produce a snappy or > insubstantial tone. > > The best solution is to ask the luthier who made your instrument. Also, > you might get helpful feedback from the lute builder's list. > > Best wishes, > > Ron Andrico > > www.mignarda.com > > > > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:44:01 -0300 > > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Frets > > > > I think I need more experience in order to double fret it properly. > > Meanwhile I was wondering about the diameters, for example: 1 mm, 0.9, > 0.8, > > 0.7 and following through with the last? Does anybody do it differently? > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > 2008/5/9 Ed Durbrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > On May 9, 2008, at 4:14 PM, Mathias R=F6sel wrote: > > > > > >> I'd love to red some recommended diamtres for double frets. My > > >> experience has been so far that there was buzzing all the time > > >> > > > > > > I don't have them on now, but when I did, I used to tie two single > frets of > > > slightly different diameters. Once they wear for a while the buzzing > will > > > disappear, I think. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html< > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html<http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ------------------------------ > Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. IM anytime > you're > online.<http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008> > --
