>I recall talking to Julian Bream after a concert 25 years ago, and I asked > what brand of strings he uses. He replied, "I use fishing line". > > Actually, Toyohiko Satoh was the first tot use carbon strings in or around > 1986. They were brought to his attention, in that it came on spools & it > was a form of fishing line, made in Japan. I think the brand name was > Seaguar. > > ed That's the brand I'm using. RT
> > > > At 10:30 AM 10/28/2005 -0500, Herbert Ward wrote: >> > It should be noted that the momofiliment for nylon strings is >> > not being made exclusively for instrument strings. The price >> > of nylon strings is kept down because the great volume of this >> > stuff is being produced for industrial purposes. >> >>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. >> >> >> >>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 > > > >
