I presume... Sometime after the tempered scale came into common use. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Monica Hall Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 5:29 AM To: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Frets Dear Collective Wisdom,, When did fixed, rather than tied on frets become the norm on the guitar? Monica -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html