Hi All,
Just a reminder that I wrote a blog on this subject some time ago:
http://luteshop.co.uk/body-frets-who-needs-them/
Martin
On 31/03/2019 05:01, Dan Winheld wrote:
Ed- I'm not assuming actual frets. That's why I nearly always use the
words "13 semitone" - (or whatever semitone) when talking about any
note above the 8ve. In fact, one should never assume any actual fret
above the 8th, 9th, or sometimes 10th. Except, maybe, late German
D-minor lutes- the ones where I have sometimes seen pics of up to 14
frets?
We all know about Dowland mentioning Mathias Mason and his invention
of wooden body frets. And, of course, that annoying Da Costa picture
of a fat old 5 course with strange ebony looking frets in the late
15th century.
Dan
On 3/30/2019 9:23 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote:
I’m kind of surprised everyone is assuming there would be frets. What
year was the original piece Jurgen? As I understand it, many
Renaissance lutes show no evidence of body frets.
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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