When I started playing a 7 course, I wasted 6 months being unhappy with the sound and feel of various nylon/nylgut set-ups. Then I got a set of Larson gut strings and it was like a revelation - everything started making sense...
Gamut / Larson Workshop website: http://gamutmusic.com/gamut/strings (After some experimentation, I've settled on gimped fundamentals on courses 6 and 7.) Andrew On 1 Nov 2009, at 03:32, luther maynard wrote: > Hi > > My lute has not arrived yet, and I know it's coming in with ancient > strings on it. > > To get the most out of an 8co. Larry Brown lute at 640mm, what > would > you all suggest as a brand of strings > > to use? Keep in mind I don't really want to use gut, even though > that > would be my first choice, maybe down the road > > I'll work gut into the set, but not right now. > > Thanks folks, > > Luther -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html