Strange booklet notes: ''...like everyone else, I use strings which do not sound as they should. They produce a sound that is admittedly compelling and powerful, but to my ears too flashy, indeed vulgar, and which hinders the transmission of the discourse.''
So why do it? - might seem like the obvious question. I guess, like me, Pascal prefers gut, but is not satisfied with the current state of gut strings. I think string makers have cracked the manufacture of trebles and mid-range. Still not convinced about those basses. I hope Mimmo's new strings will change our minds. I look forward to trying them someday. Keep up the good work, Mimmo and Dan and whoever else is experimenting. I wouldn't go so far as to say Pascal's strings sound vulgar, and I wouldn't record if that were the case. And I certainly wouldn't rubbish my own sound in my own booklet notes. Ah, the French are different...eh, Anthony? I saw Pascal in Glasgow once, and he was brilliant. No vulgarity anywhere. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
