Tying Strings: Knots, and Frets, and Leaders, and Tailgut

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Gamut Music has articles on tying different types of strings for different purposes:

Tying String Knots - to hold the string onto the instrument's tailpiece
Tying a String-Leader - additional, thinner lengths lengths of gut tied at one end of a string
Tying Viol Frets - viol family of instruments
Tying Lute Frets - lute family of instruments
Tying Tailgut - used to attach the tailpiece on to instruments

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