Marc Alexander's Page

Hi Roger: Thanks for your message. I've had the new vihuela for several weeks now and it's a fine instrument. The only modification I needed to make was the based end of the first wood fret was a tad high and caused the C and G courses to buzz when playing up the scale. I put an eraser under the strings, used a 100 grit emory board to take down the height of the fret a little, then finished the job with a very fine grit nail file to give the fret a smooth finish. And now there's no buzz, no problems -- just the joy of playing Narvaez and Milan (et. al.) on the instrument for which their composition were intended. As they say in Spanish, which is as close as I can come to Portuguese, "Estoy contento." Regards, Marc.