I am awaiting my Adolf Meinel Zither any time now and the Griff Bret may require a re hone.
How is this done please?
Has anyone done it?
Pete
Re honing a Griffbrett
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Re: Re honing a Griffbrett
Pete, don't fix it if it ain"t broke! You haven't even seen the instrument yet; play it for at least a year, and if there is a problem, START thinking about a solution, perhaps seeking advice/service from a pro. Honing the griffbrett is essentially surgery on the voice box. You are the caretaker of a significant piece of heritage. Caution, caution, caution!
See "tinney sounding a string" in this Repairs and Restoration section.
Rudi
See "tinney sounding a string" in this Repairs and Restoration section.
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Re: Re honing a Griffbrett
Hi Rudi.
Essentially that is sound advice!
Pardon the pun.
You are of course right.
If it plays okay then if course I will not touch it but I was just thinking that if it has been played a lot and with vibrato causing wear grooves on the frets, that it might need that surgery.
I was thinking that the operation would be similar to honing the frets on a guitar?
I read your rendition on restoring a Zither and you mentioned about honing the Grff Bret which interested me.
Pete
Essentially that is sound advice!
Pardon the pun.
You are of course right.
If it plays okay then if course I will not touch it but I was just thinking that if it has been played a lot and with vibrato causing wear grooves on the frets, that it might need that surgery.
I was thinking that the operation would be similar to honing the frets on a guitar?
I read your rendition on restoring a Zither and you mentioned about honing the Grff Bret which interested me.
Pete
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Re: Re honing a Griffbrett
Hi Rudi.
Me again
I have just read the whole conversation between you and Ken re Tinney strings.
Yes....honing the Griff bret on a Zither is very much as I thought it would be.
That was a good article.
Thank you Rudi and also Tom for the information I needed to know.
Pete
Me again
I have just read the whole conversation between you and Ken re Tinney strings.
Yes....honing the Griff bret on a Zither is very much as I thought it would be.
That was a good article.
Thank you Rudi and also Tom for the information I needed to know.
Pete
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Re: Re honing a Griffbrett
Sorry...I meant Rudi and KEN !
Too much wine ....AGAIN !
Pete
Too much wine ....AGAIN !
Pete
Re: Re honing a Griffbrett
Just a quick note on fret filing. First, use a short (4") straightedge to locate any frets that are high. Work from the high end of the fingerboard towards the low end. I use diamond sharpening steels to do this. They are dead flat and do a fine job. I start with a coarse one and then use my fret files to round the tops. Work slowly and have a good picture in your mind of what you are trying to achieve. Any questions, take two aspirin and call me in the morning. Congrats on the Meinel! I know you'll be happy with it.
Ken Bloom
http://www.boweddulcimer.org
Ken Bloom
http://www.boweddulcimer.org