Great.
As you probably know, I advocate gut. But, for
nylgut lovers, this is a new, improved version.
ed
At 07:29 AM 12/9/2010, Nicolás Valencia wrote:
Dear Ed,
Thanks for your detailed report. It looks like Aquila has improved a lot
their strings. I've seen they're commercially available at Le point
d'accroche. I'll order my own set right away!
Regards,
Nicolás
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] En nombre
de
> Edward Martin
> Enviado el: miércoles, 08 de diciembre de 2010 21:29
> Para: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; l...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> CC: aqu...@aquilacorde.com
> Asunto: [BAROQUE-LUTE] New Nylgut strings
>
> Dear ones,
>
> I announced last night that I received a new set of nylgut for my
> 13-course baroque lute. I did put them on yesterday, and I let them
> set overnight.
>
> I already reported that the new color is very good, and the feel is
> very good, as well.
>
> Now that I can tune the new strings, I can give a report, after the first
day:
>
> 1. The stretching seems to be less than old nylgut, and this is a
> very, very good thing, because as you know, the larger strings take
> so long to settle in.
>
> 2. The feel is very good, as they tend to have a slightly greater
> roughness to the feel, which makes for a better sound, in my opinion.
>
> 3. The sound: They are louder, much louder than the old nylgut
> strings, in my opinion. But, the sound is slightly more pleasant
> than the old strings, and that is another improvement.
>
> 4. On the set I have, the intonation is very good, especially on the
> upper frets in the midrange strings.
>
> All in all,
>
> after one day, I think they are superior to old nylgut. That is my
opinion.
>
> ed
>
>
>
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