Works fine with singles. Many of us have been doing it for years. My 3rd
fret, Baroque lute is on its 2nd rotation.
Dan
On 10/1/2012 3:10 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
I don't know how this might work with single frets, but with double
frets I'm able to ease the fret back towards the nut, rotate it
(towards the treble side is best) to bring the old string groove to a
position between courses and then ease it back to its original
position. The extra degree of elastic extension with double fret loops
is clearly an advantage.
MH
--- On Mon, 1/10/12, Herbert Ward <wa...@physics.utexas.edu> wrote:
From: Herbert Ward <wa...@physics.utexas.edu>
Subject: [LUTE] On shimming frets.
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Monday, 1 October, 2012, 3:23
Some months ago I put shims under my second fret where
the strings had worn little U-shaped indentations.
At first they worked OK. But as time went on I found it
harder and harder keep them adjusted, and this morning
it was impossible.
I think the reason may be this. If you shim the bottom
of the U up to the the correct height, then
the string will buzz against the sides of the U when if
the plane of vibration happens to be parallel to the fret
instead of perpendicular.
So, apparently shims may useful with unworn or lightly
worn frets, but they are not a solution to deep gouges.
Printer paper, 3x5 cards, and business cards all shim
with no appreciable loss of sustain.
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