Yes, and he's quick, personable, and easy to deal with (Hi,
Alexander!). I've got his silk strings on several of my Asian
instruments, and have been meaning to send him off an email about silk
for my 10-course. I'm surprised he hasn't responded to this thread
yet, in fact. I hope it's because he's having a nice holiday.
Best to all, and keep playing,
Chris.
>>> Ron Andrico <praelu...@hotmail.com> 12/26/2009 9:31 AM >>>
Dan:
It's Rakov, as Roman points out. He is generally quiet about it but
has
been making fine strings for several years and published an
interesting
article on silk strings in the Lute News 58, June 2001.
Ron Andrico
www.mignarda.com
alexander <voka...@verizon.net>
> Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:03:31 -0800
> To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
> From: dwinh...@comcast.net
> Subject: [LUTE] Silk String Sources
>
> This place might be worth checking out. Next time I'm in Chinatown
> for dim sum I will. Some years ago I went there and discovered
that
> Erhu bows don't work for bass viols; I had forgotten about that
place
> since then.
>
> [1]http://www.clarionmusic.com/
>
> Ron- That is Rakov, not Batov? I would be very interested in his
> strings also. (treble trouble, as usual)
>
> > David:
> > You would do well to contact Alexander Rakov, the silk string
> > specialist who contributes regularly to this list. I've tried
his
silk
> > strings on my six-course lute and found the trebles to be, well,
silky
> > and also clear and strong. They are remarkably consistent and
the
> > basses far more responsive than gut basses I have used.
> > Best wishes,
> > Ron Andrico
> > www.mignarda.com
> > > Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:49:26 +0100
> > > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
> > > From: davidvanooi...@gmail.com
> > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Q on odd tunings for plucked instruments
> >
> > > California has a lively community of koto and shamisen
players,
it
> > > shouldn't be too difficult to find some thinner gauges, silk
strings
> > > for shamisen to try out on your mandolin or lute.
> > >
> > > David
>
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