Thanks again for your help, Joseph.
What you describe seems basically what I do with gut.
However, the way I learned (from Joel van Lennep??? way back when) involved
burning one end of the gut slightly over a candle flame to make an enlarged
bulb to hold the end of the slip knot, pulling it
Hello Christopher
What I use with nylon is a knot I learned from Dan Larson at an LSA
fest. It's basically a slipknot with the fret pulled tight through the loop.
I find it works great with nylon that has been roughened with sandpaper.
I have too many instruments to string with gut ($)
Dear nameless asker,
gut is more flexible than nylon. You will therefore more likely expect
some gap with nylon frets than with gut which most people use. Nylon
works, but it is more difficult to prevent the knot from slipping.
You don't want a really sharp edge on the fingerboard, but you
Dear All:
One of my lutes had a flat fingerboard with edging that came to a rather
sharp point, and I had trouble getting frets to lie flat, especially those
made with larger-diameter gut. They did indeed exhibit some daylight at the
edges. I had a luthier bevel the edges slightly, and now the
Hello
I must differ on some points:
In my experience, nylon frets are more difficult to tie and tend not to lie
flat if not tied tight enough - but (and this is huge!IMHP) they never ever
ever loosen. I just rebought for use as a loaner a lute that I had sold over
ten years ago the nylon
Hi Everyone,
I gotta say I am really impressed with this group. I just signed up posted a
message and in no time I have a wealth of information and different things to
consider. Thank you all so much!
-plh
At Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:36:36 -0700 (DST), you wrote
Hello
I must differ on some
Interesting, Joseph! My lute is well overdue for refretting (sp?), and I've
always used gut. Do you have any pointers for tying nylon tightly? I tied the
traditional double frets when I started 30 years ago, then went over to single
strand with a flame-singed ball on the end to hold the
Thanks for all the advice. It's VERY hot here at the moment and we
English are not used to it and not set up for it.
I'll wait for the weather to cool a bit before trying again.
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There are a few types of knots.
You can find examples of how to tie them on:
http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/fretknot.htm
The top one is the easiest and very quick to do. This also gives to smallest
knot.
The other ones you can sort out for yourself on the provided page.
Hopes this helps.
Ernstjan
van Geest Gitaar Luitbouw wrote:
There are a few types of knots.
You can find examples of how to tie them on:
http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/fretknot.htm
The top one is the easiest and very quick to do.
That's just the one that is giving me grief! I actually feel my head
starting to hurt
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Verzonden: zondag 11 juni 2006 16:45
Aan: van Geest Gitaar Luitbouw; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Onderwerp: [LUTE] Re: tying gut frets
van Geest Gitaar Luitbouw wrote:
There are a few types of knots.
You can find examples of how to tie them on:
http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/fretknot.htm
The top one
Van: Stuart Walsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyone got any suggestions for a really easy way of tying knots?
start with soft cotton line.
The knot you mentioned (van edwards first) is a simple overhand knot in
one end, the other end is passed thru it, all is cinched tight and the end
swelled
then use the taper of the neck as a wedge by slideing the
fret towards the bridge to compress it just a little tighter. Repeat.
Gradually the knot will get tighter, hopefully you will get it tight
enough that it takes a degree of force to bring it to its proper
position,
where it just
, and the softened section
won't fall under any strings.
Guy
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enough that it takes a degree of force to bring it to its proper
position,
where it just might stay. Here is where you swell the end and trim it.
Good instructions and pretty much as I do but this is a question on the
order of events.
I've generally cut and swelled the end (w/ a hot
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