On 06/11/2013 11:28, Monica Hall wrote:
Dear Collective Wisdom,,
When did fixed, rather than tied on frets become the norm on the
guitar?
Monica
Obviously, some time in the 18th century. The middle? The photo of James
Tyler's "late eighteenth-century guitar: signed 'John Preston'" in The
Early Guitar clearly shows tied on frets- which is surprising
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