I'm new to lute-playing (and didn't come to it from guitar, but from playing early music on winds) so have learned a great deal from this discussion strings - thanks.
Could any of you give some advice about where to buy strings, of gut or of nylon? Who makes the best? Who gives the best value for money? Any warnings? thanks in advance, Katherine Davies --- "Eugene C. Braig IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >
