Post by sanmenxia on Mar 13, 2011 16:16:18 GMT
I'm looking to buy a fretted instrument like the pipa, yueqin or ruan. How high are the strings meant to be above the frets?
I saw one ruan and the height is about 6mm or more, at the higher note frets, is this normal? It seems rather high to me, there's a definite gap being the frets and the strings, there might be an intonation problem as well.
I gather set up on a fretted instrument can be awkard, if you make the bridge lower then the strings might buzz on the frets near the nut etc.
I think I need to go back and try it properly.
I saw one ruan and the height is about 6mm or more, at the higher note frets, is this normal? It seems rather high to me, there's a definite gap being the frets and the strings, there might be an intonation problem as well.
I gather set up on a fretted instrument can be awkard, if you make the bridge lower then the strings might buzz on the frets near the nut etc.
I think I need to go back and try it properly.