At 11:48 10-09-2005 +0200, Bernd Haegemann wrote: >Hi all! > >As far as I know, only a small part of the sheep intestines can be >used for string production, depending on the structure, for some >areas are conceived for moving the the food mass further, others >to supply secretion. >Since the cat is not a ruminant (ok , mine was sometimes, eh), >the building of the intestines is completely different. > >Anyway, the first (tortoise) lute was stringed with the totoise's >intestines :) > >Best wishes >Bernd
Dear Bernd, do you know the source of this entertaining legend? Best regards, Arne. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
