. When they did convert, they converted
throughout their production.
Best,
Eugene
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Stetson <[2]christophertstet...@gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011 7:44 am
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Speaking of citterns
] Re: Speaking of citterns
To: David van Ooijen
Cc: lute List
>Exactly, David, and said in 5 words what I was
> writing an article
>about.
>
>
>
>But, to get even more wildly off-lute-topic, does
> anyone know the
>hi
Exactly, David, and said in 5 words what I was writing an article
about.
But, to get even more wildly off-lute-topic, does anyone know the
history of the development of mass-produced fret wire of the modern
type, with rounded top and T-shaped cross-section? I notice that it's
> On May 27, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Sean Smith wrote:
>
>> Guitars in the early 20th century used metal frets and gut together, I
>> presume.
>
> And in the 19th century.
>
And in the 21st.
David
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Well, I obviously was mistaken in my assumption that metal frets would wear
down gut strings quickly. Too bad I didn't think to try gut strings on my
metal fretted lute.
On May 27, 2011, at 6:36 PM, howard posner wrote:
>
> On May 27, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Sean Smith wrote:
>
>> Guitars in the
On May 27, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Sean Smith wrote:
> Guitars in the early 20th century used metal frets and gut together, I
> presume.
And in the 19th century.
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ung in gut,
usually with wound basses.
Eugene
> -Original Message-
> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
> Behalf Of Sean Smith
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:53 PM
> To: lute
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Speaking of citterns
>
>
I don't know of any gut strung instruments (in the 16th century) with
metal frets --probably for just the reason you state. Metal frets
usually seemed to go hand-in-hand with scalloped frets, too. I had
assumed that it decreases any sharp bend north of the fret to prevent
wayward intonati
On 27/05/2011 22:41, Edward Mast wrote:
I had a Hauser-model lute with metal frets. Worked fine with heavy gauge
strings. But when I decided to try some lighter gauge lute strings (like what
I'm not using on my more historical instrument), the metal frets wore through
the windings of the wou
I had a Hauser-model lute with metal frets. Worked fine with heavy gauge
strings. But when I decided to try some lighter gauge lute strings (like what
I'm not using on my more historical instrument), the metal frets wore through
the windings of the wound strings within a week. I suspect they
Andrew Hartig has set up an all-things-cittern site at:
http://www.cittern.theaterofmusic.com/
have fun,
Sean
On May 27, 2011, at 2:14 PM, David Smith wrote:
I understand that 16th century citterns had metal (wire?) frets built
into the fingerboard rather than the tied-on frets used on lu
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