Doc_J
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I usually never gave it much thought. I always liked the smaller frets on sopranos. Larger sized fret just didn't seem to work on those. So, I thought I liked smaller frets in general.
Took me a while to realize that on my tenors I prefer the larger frets. I have tenors with small profile frets, like my sopranos and ones that must have frets as large as those on a guitar.
I unconsciously must have backed off on my death grip in fretting, playing tenors with these larger frets. No problem, until I went back to play my tenors with smaller frets. I had to crank up my fretting pressure to not have an occasional buzz. And that was when I realized that I preferred tenors with larger profile frets.
What about you? Any preference in tenor fret size?
Took me a while to realize that on my tenors I prefer the larger frets. I have tenors with small profile frets, like my sopranos and ones that must have frets as large as those on a guitar.
I unconsciously must have backed off on my death grip in fretting, playing tenors with these larger frets. No problem, until I went back to play my tenors with smaller frets. I had to crank up my fretting pressure to not have an occasional buzz. And that was when I realized that I preferred tenors with larger profile frets.
What about you? Any preference in tenor fret size?
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