Neat tricks, Sterling and Leonard! They've allowed me to yet again put off refretting.
While we're here, does any have any tricks for getting and/or keeping the 1st fret really tight? Best to all, Chris. >>> sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> 2/17/2010 4:13 AM >>> You can also tighten loose frets by doing a similar thing: pull the fret toward the nut, then loosen the knot and burn it down a few millimeters. Then put the fret back in place and it will be tighter. -Sterling Subject: [LUTE] Re: New frets Something you can do to improve worn frets if you're short on time: loosen the fret a little by sliding it toward the nut, then turn it slightly on the neck so the worn parts are between courses. Slide it back to pitch. Leonard Williams On 2/14/10 6:22 PM, "nedma...@aol.com" <nedma...@aol.com> wrote: > Having just replaced all the frets on an instrument for the first time > (buzzing problems) I was pleasantly surprised at the difference in the > clarity of the sound of the instrument. A significant increase, unless > my ears are mistaken. (Since I bought the instrument used, I don't > know how long the old frets had been on). Thinking about it, this > does make sense, the new frets being harder than the old worn frets. > I'm wondering if performing players find it beneficial to change > their frets often. . . > > > > Ned > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute
