dear kenneth - i'm not sure what you mean by "overspun" - and i know you're not advocating that this be done - but if i get ahold of some lanolin i'm going to try rubbing it into my nylgut strings and see if there's a "gut" reaction. off hand i'd say mimmo's, extra density nylon won't absorb anything from the surface but who knows ...
interesting. thanks - bill --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 > ===== "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 ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
