In this discussion, I have found similar instances when string stability has been wonderful. Sometimes, I leave an instrument in the case (all gut strung baroque lute), and after no attention for a few months, I open the lid & to my astonishment, it is in remarkably good tune. This is the exception to the rule, but gut has a bad reputation. The newer strings are more stable, in my opinion. Either that, or we are learning how ti use it better than before.
In terms of string stability, carbon takes the prize for being the most stable string ever produced. It seems as though it is absolutely impervious to temperature & humidity. I stopped using carbon about 12 years ago, but prior to that, the saying was that a lutenist could apply crazy glue to the pegs, because those strings are so stable that they almost require no tuning after being totally stretched out. They were also durable, as I had a set on for around 9 years, without changing strings [even the trebles!], & they retained the same sound & trueness. So, if you want practicality (tuning stability, longevity of string life) go with carbon. But, as Roman suggested, it is a rather "cold" sounding string. It is loud and clear, as the high density increases its efficiency. Thomas has stated we are pitch challenged of lying about this, that it is impossible for an instrument to stay in tune after travel. I believe Roman and Kenneth, as we have all had similarly good tuning experiences. ed At 01:00 PM 4/12/2005 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Donatella et Roman, > > > I the use same mixture of Nylgut and Pyramid >strings on my ten course and find that it stays in >tune remarkably well, although I'm not that crazy >about the sound of the pyramid basses on this >instrument. > >Roman - have you found this tuning stability to be >typical with carbon? I'm thinking of stringing my >theorbo at least partially with it. > > >Chris > > >--- Donatella Galletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My Hasenfuss- Weigert baroque is also "factory > > tuned", as a gambist joking > > told me. I hardly ever need to tune , especially if > > I don't change keys or > > if the weather is not too wet. I use a mixture of > > Aquila and Pyramid > > strings. > > > > (Ok, "hardly ever" means every two, three days, but > > I've just had a > > wonderful wine with a dessert which is a specialty > > from Piedmont and I feel > > quite optimistic...) > > > > Donatella > > > > > > http://web.tiscali.it/awebd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Roman > > Turovsky" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:52 PM > > Subject: Re: lute outreach > > > > > > > >1. Carbon strings held tuning throughout the > > 10-hour >overnight ride to > > > >Cleveland. 11th course octave was a little flat > > in the >morning. I didn't > > > >touch a peg for the rest of the weekend > > > > > > So let me get this straight, your saying over a > > three day period from > > NY. > > > In different rooms, hotel, houses, concert hall > > etc. you didn't touch a > > peg > > > other than your 11th course. You are either > > "pitch challenged", or prone > > to > > > spinning tall tales, most likely both! > > > Michael Thames > > > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:28 AM > > > Subject: Re: lute outreach > > > > > > > > > > P.S. > > > > 2 interesting details: > > > > 1. Carbon strings held tuning throughout the > > 10-hour overnight ride to > > > > Cleveland. 11th course octave was a little flat > > in the morning. I didn't > > > > touch a peg for the rest of the weekend. > > > > 2. Our program is on a controversial side, and > > it might (and should) > > have > > > > caused considerable consternation on the part of > > clergy of 4 > > denominations > > > > present (including an archbishop). But > > Mar'jana's act consisted largely > > > from > > > > the songs she collected at the Carpathian > > fertility rites, which are > > > > basically Pagan, and outright scabrous. Imagine > > what was going on in > > > > celibate heads. > > > > RT > > > > ______________ > > > > Roman M. Turovsky > > > > http://polyhymnion.org/swv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information > > at > > > > > > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
