> Questions: > > Why are frets made with 'gut' on a lute? Gut frets male strings last A LOT longer.
> Does this mean they wear out, if so > how do you fix them yourself or do you need to be a professional? They do wear out, but ANYONE could tie a new fret in seconds. > Do you use gut string with lutes? Will nylon ruin the sound? No. Nylon (and carbon) is a lot cheaper than gut, and most people use it. Some prefer gut sound, some prefer nylon. > How bad are the old-style tuners? I heard they go out of tune a lot. Is > this > true, if so does it ruin the whole thing? Well made friction pegs are not prone to going out of tune escessively. Violinists and cellists (and pianists for that matter) use them, exclusively. > If you get anything other than a 6 course lute, will it ruin your guitar > playing? Or not? I still want to play guitar It is hard to imagine trading a Maserati for a Fiat...... > Is a 6 course easier to play than 7-8 course? Or not? 13 course is the easiest. > How much more difficult is it to play a lute versus a guitar? I have no idea, never played the latter..... RT == http://polyhymnion.org Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes. ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
