A very Merry Christmas to one and all! 'Tis the season to be merry, and so I'm getting new strings...and would like to run something past this list! I'm currently setting up a theorbo that goes down to a low F (i.e. the lowest diapason goes down a tone below the "normal" low G) to work at a maximum pitch of A=392 - so LOW! It would seem that the low F course would have to be around 1.6mm....and this makes me wonder: what is the thickest gut people on this list may have experience going to/would advise using? I've only gone as far as about 1.3mm with plain gut....(I realise this is also a question of taste and tolerance.) I know I could use Venice, gimped, or perhaps pistoys for such a low course too....any thoughts? All best holiday wishes, Benjamin -- Dr Benjamin A. Narvey Post-doctorant/Post-Doctoral Fellow Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Sorbonne) IVe Section des Sciences historiques et philologiques t +33 (0) 1 44 27 03 44 p/m +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 Site web/Website: [1]www.luthiste.com --
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