???? Mace doesn't mention wound strings at all. You may be thinking of
the Burwell lute book, which explains that the French removed the low
octave from the 11th course because the sound of it was too "big" (not
necessarily sustained) and smothered the other strings. I know of no
lute source which mentions wound strings.
Best wishes,
Martin
alexander wrote:
Mace in his comment regarding the "new wire wound basses", dismissed their usefulness on the same basis, as, according to him, the "currently available basses", on long lutes had too long a sustain already.
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