Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread Denys Stephens
to yourself that it can work? Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: lutesmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:38 PM Subject: LSA Seminar fret question Kenneth, Plane tix bought--now y'all better not be putting me on Would

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread lutesmith
At 07:57 AM 4/11/04, you wrote: Dear Sean, I used double strand frets on my lutes for years - they do buzz a bit when they are new and in my experience there is no trick in the tying to stop that. Thank you Denys, My problem is that they usually need a change shortly before concerts which tend

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread KennethBeLute
In a message dated 4/10/04 4:33:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Would there be an authority there who really has the know-how tying double frets? I mean, who's done it before and ends up w/ minimum buzzing. It is a presentation I certainly wouldn't want to miss. To

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread bill
dear kenneth - i had always assumed that double frets were a no-no. what's the advantage of having them? sincerely - bill On Domenica, apr 11, 2004, at 21:54 Europe/Rome, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/10/04 4:33:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread lutesmith
Grant Tomlinson out there teaching double-fret tying sounds like the perfect answer! Hooray! No, we'll never be completely authentic but each step seems to shed some unexpected light on something else. Funny how that works ;^) Bill, Many pictures show double frets on 6c lutes. One of the

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread KennethBeLute
In a message dated 4/11/04 4:04:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i had always assumed that double frets were a no-no. what's the advantage of having them? Bill: On the contrary, and as Sean has pointed out, there are many examples in art iconography already starting

Re: LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-11 Thread Ed Durbrow
- From: lutesmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:38 PM Subject: LSA Seminar fret question Kenneth, Plane tix bought--now y'all better not be putting me on Would there be an authority there who really has the know-how tying double frets? I mean

LSA Seminar fret question

2004-04-10 Thread lutesmith
Kenneth, Plane tix bought--now y'all better not be putting me on Would there be an authority there who really has the know-how tying double frets? I mean, who's done it before and ends up w/ minimum buzzing. It is a presentation I certainly wouldn't want to miss. Heck, I'll even offer my