> based on what it does to canvas, i'd say that linseed > would make it extemely brittle when dried. Linseed oil doesn't dry, it oxidizes superficially, but keeps on moving, for centuries. It reacts with canvas unprotected by coats of gelatin and gesso, and , and erodes it (opposite PH). A good solution is to use carbonfiber instead. RT
> > how about lanolin, olive-oil or even (gak!) lard? > > - bill > > --- Red Blues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Happy New Year, etc, etc. Hope it is >> disaster-free... >> >> I'm trying to use all gut strings on my vihuela, and >> have noticed that they >> are drying out quite quickly (sleet and snow >> outside, central heating >> inside). Does anyone know if applying something like >> linseed oil to the >> string, via a cloth, would help them last longer? >> >> Rob MacKillop >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free >> MSN Toolbar now! >> http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > ===== > "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don > Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra > Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: > http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail > gives you 250MB! Get Yahoo! Mail http://uk.mail.yahoo.com > >
