At 11:30 AM 10/28/2005, Herbert Ward wrote: >I've tried fishing line before. Very bad as a lute string: >thuddy tone and untrue. If you use it in an emergency, don't >expect much.
I have used it in an emergency too, and it strikes me as akin to any other nylon. I think, as in nylon monofilaments concocted with the intent to be musical instrument strings, you tend to "get what you pay for." If you buy quality fishing line of a respected brand, it should be of relatively consistent quality and of relatively true diameter corresponding to that printed on the package. If you buy K-Mart's (a US discount department store) house brand, you're likely to get stretchy, low-quality, untrue junk. I also often buy fishing line with the intent to catch fish, but that's talk for a different forum. Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
