Subject: re: [VIHUELA] Re: Frets

From: Valery SAUVAGE <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 15:39:03 +0100 (CET)

Hello,
   I have a baroque guitar dated 1760 with gut frets, and a romantic one
   (early romantic) dated 1795-1800 with bone-ebony frets. So I guess when
   going from 5 course to 6 strings the change was made also for frets.
   closer to 1800 thanto  the middle of the century in my opinion.

   my 2 cts...

   Valery

     > Message du 06/11/13 14:39
     > De : "WALSH STUART"
     > A : "Monica Hall" , "Vihuelalist"
     > Copie `a :
     > Objet : [VIHUELA] Re: Frets
     >
     > 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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