In a message dated 1/1/2005 10:46:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how about lanolin, olive-oil or even (gak!) lard?
I have heard that Hopkinson Smith uses lanolin oil on overspun bass strings to get a more gut-like sound. Kenneth Be -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html