Hello all, Indeed, even regarding gut strings, it all seems so complicated. I am in principle really happy with the Larson strings on my 11 course, but at 392 the basses of course work less well than at 415, although everything really stays in tune quite well (in my home) actually even better than the modern strings did. But I couldn't resist, and am now waiting for =8Clambs gut' strings from Damian Strings, all courses in full gut, without loading or even open winding on the lower courses..They cost a fortune, and I pray they will be as nice as I hear my lute in my imagination. In any case I will post any details after I get them on and settled in.
By the way: if you are traveling with a lute strung in gut on an airplane or a cold car for several hours, I found that wrapping the lute in transparent kitchen wrap before putting it in the case really helps a lot in avoiding hours of tuning upon arrival. It seems to protect not just the strings, but also the lute from long exposure to heating and humidity changes. Theo From: Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:37:14 +0100 To: <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: I haven't got the guts anymore! (loaded) Le 14 janv. 08 =E0 18:12, Rob a ecrit : > Dear Anthony, > > I think you'll find the bass register below the 7th course more > problematical than the treble. Not only the sound quality of the > thick-gut > fundamentals, gimped or otherwise, but also the intonation compared > to the > octave neighbours. Yes this is why I hope that the loaded strings will become available. They don't have that problem. Anthony > > I might well return to gut in time. This is still very much an > experimental > phase. > > Rob > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
