[LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets?

2012-09-27 Thread Toby
On 09/26/2012 04:48 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: ..and I blew the syllable count on the last line. Hot seppuku for breakfast tomorrow. Autumn's in the air. On 9/26/2012 4:22 PM, Sean Smith wrote: Frets fall, leaves fly. On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Warm case holds pegbox,

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2012-09-26 Thread sterling price
--Sterling > From: Stephan Olbertz <[2]stephan.olbe...@web.de> > To: [3]lute-cs.dartmouth.edu <[4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:16 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? > Bone is also nice. > Regards > Steph

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2012-09-26 Thread Sean Smith
Fret knot. On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:48 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: .and I blew the syllable count on the last line. Hot seppuku for breakfast tomorrow. On 9/26/2012 4:22 PM, Sean Smith wrote: > > Frets fall, leaves fly. > > > > > On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: > > Warm case

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2012-09-26 Thread Dan Winheld
..and I blew the syllable count on the last line. Hot seppuku for breakfast tomorrow. On 9/26/2012 4:22 PM, Sean Smith wrote: Frets fall, leaves fly. On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Warm case holds pegbox, Wooden frets are falling off- Autumn is in the air. To get on or

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2012-09-26 Thread Sean Smith
Frets fall, leaves fly. On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Warm case holds pegbox, Wooden frets are falling off- Autumn is in the air. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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2012-09-26 Thread Dan Winheld
Warm case holds pegbox, Wooden frets are falling off- Autumn is in the air. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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2012-09-26 Thread theoj89294
There is a triple headed Theorbo or Angelique in the München Stadtmuseum (9-126), that has all ivory on the neck as well as the body - obviously a late modification. I posted photos on the http://lutegroup.ning.com site. trj -Original Message- From: Dan Winheld To: lute Sent: Tue, S

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2012-09-26 Thread Dan Winheld
196/2003) _ - Original Message - From: "Dan Winheld" To: "Paolo Busato" Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? I know- that's bothered me fo

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2012-09-26 Thread Nancy Carlin
/2003) _ - Original Message - From: "Dan Winheld" To: "Paolo Busato" Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? I know- that's bothered me for years. Diatonic fretting

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2012-09-26 Thread Miles Dempster
- From: "Dan Winheld" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:53 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? > > >> William, >> >> While body frets were certainly not standard (Francesco was just one player >> known for going above the

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2012-09-26 Thread tom
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2012-09-26 Thread Paolo Busato
/2003) _ - Original Message - From: "Dan Winheld" To: "Paolo Busato" Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? I know- that's bothered me for years. Diatonic fretting for the 1st course? -

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2012-09-26 Thread Paolo Busato
Italian Law 196/2003) _ - Original Message - From: "Dan Winheld" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:53 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? William, While body frets were certainly not standard (Francesco was just one player known

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2012-09-26 Thread Dan Winheld
Two votes for bamboo, so far- best in category; home fretting, kitchen division. Maybe fish bones, some seem to be pretty straight, and about the right size, coming off the spine. Perfect with the recommended fish glue. Dan On 9/25/2012 11:47 PM, David van Ooijen wrote: On 26 September 2012

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2012-09-26 Thread Dan Winheld
William, While body frets were certainly not standard (Francesco was just one player known for going above the frets, as not doubt was Pietro Bono and others) , they were an option going as far back as the late 15 Century- see Lorenzo Costa's "Concert", ca. 1485-95, National Gallery, London. 3

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2012-09-26 Thread William Samson
What nobody has mentioned yet is that body frets, while not unknown, were comparatively rare back in the day. There's a brief mention of them in 'Varietie' and only a few paintings show evidence of their use. Accurate stopping of the string on the soundboard might well have been th

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2012-09-25 Thread sterling price
To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:16 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets? Bone is also nice. Regards Stephan Am 26.09.2012, 01:37 Uhr, schrieb Dan Winheld <[1]dwinh...@lmi.net>: > A question tossed onto the waves of this Ocean of Lu

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2012-09-25 Thread Stephan Olbertz
Bone is also nice. Regards Stephan Am 26.09.2012, 01:37 Uhr, schrieb Dan Winheld : A question tossed onto the waves of this Ocean of Lute Wisdom- Any consensus regarding the best material for body frets? My woodies often sound a little too "woody"- they are some light colored wood, no idea w

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2012-09-25 Thread alexander
Indeed, the fish glue - completely reversible, easily removed with a drop of warm water. The gut pieces just need to be ironed with a clothes iron. If a proper groove is is prepared in a piece of wood, and the piece of gut put in it, a reasonably flat bottom surface can be made. Also - they come

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2012-09-25 Thread Stephen Fryer
Dan Winheld wrote: What glue have you used? I'd suggest hide or fish glue. Then it's possible to unglue and replace a worn fret. Stephen Fryer To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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2012-09-25 Thread Dan Winheld
Thanks Alexander- I've thought of that, but what stopped me was, 1. One would need a double diameter size fret so that it could be split lengthwise to provide a flat surface for glue up. 2. When not being stretched under tension around the neck, pieces of gut tend to be wiggly little bastards.

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2012-09-25 Thread alexander
I have used the properly sized pieces of fret gut in the past. One gets a consistent material this way. alexander r. On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:37:59 -0700 Dan Winheld wrote: > A question tossed onto the waves of this Ocean of Lute Wisdom- > > Any consensus regarding the best material for body fr