Actually, this instrument is in all gut, including the treble, and the strings do not stick on the nut. I think he takes care in the polishing of it.
At 11:09 PM 6/20/2010, Christopher Stetson wrote: > Hmmm... nice and oily, and the strings would cut their own grooves... > > C. > >>> David Tayler <vidan...@sbcglobal.net> 6/20/2010 9:55 PM >>> > It did not stick on the nut--I think he used a real nut, like a Brazil > nut. > d > At 06:23 PM 6/20/2010, you wrote: > >It can be on many lutes, but not on this particular nut. > > > >ed > > > >At 08:16 PM 6/20/2010, Miles Dempster wrote: > > > > >But isn't there still the problem of the strings sticking on the > nut? > > > > > >Miles > > > > > >On 2010-06-20, at 9:07 PM, Edward Martin wrote: > > > > > > > I saw this lute in Dan Larson's shop yesterday. It is a very, > very > > > > nice Frei, and yes, the pegs, or kegs, or whatever you want to > call > > > > them, are very nice, very interesting. They are, as DT says, > smooth > > > > as butter, and they will never slip, as pegs do. They are plain, > but > > > > very attractive.. > > > > > > > > I don't know the cost, but I think Dan said somewhere around $30 > > > > each. But, what an improvement over friction pegs! Not only can > one > > > > tune more accurately, but quicker, with no errors, i.e., > > > > slipping. Yes, they do need to be fitted by a luthier, but Dan > > > > informs me they are quite easy to put in. > > > > > > > > The person who sells these gears has been after Dan for a while, > to > > > > try them on lutes, but Dan resisted, thinking the weight was too > > > > much. But, There is no noticeable difference in weight that I > could > > > > discern as compared to pegs, and the sound is not affected in any > way. > > > > > > > > I am most impressed. I have ordered a set for my vihuela. > > > > > > > > ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 05:21 PM 6/20/2010, Edward Mast wrote: > > > >> I don't have geared pegs on my cello, but know a cellist - and a > > > >> violinist - who does. They like them a lot. My questions would > be: > > > >> 1) How much would each peg for a lute cost? > > > >> 2) Would they need to be fitted by a luthier, or could the > player > > > >> do it him/herself? > > > >> 3) Assuming a peg with gears weighs more than a plain wooden peg > > > >> (?), would geared pegs add significantly to the weight of the > peg > > > >> box? Enough to change the balance of the instrument? > > > >> > > > >> Ned > > > >> On Jun 20, 2010, at 3:33 PM, David Tayler wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> At BFX 2010, I had the opportunity to play Dan Larson's Frey > lute. > > > >>> Well, first off, this was a really nice lute, and all gut > strung with > > > >>> some really cool strings. > > > >>> This lute also had geared pegs, which look just like real pegs. > I > > > >>> mean, they are real pegs, not imaginary pegs, but hopefully you > know > > > >>> what I mean. > > > >>> I have seen the pegs for some time now on Gambas, but this was > my > > > >>> first lute adventure. > > > >>> The pegs work great! They turn like butter, but have an > internal > > > >>> braking system to stop them from "frapping" to use the > historical term. > > > >>> You can see very detailed photos of the lute on Flickr > > > >>> > [1]http://www.flickr.com/photos/voicesofmusic/sets/72157624142677939/ > > > >>> > > > >>> I would love to have a cittern or orpharion with these pegs! > > > >>> dt > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> To get on or off this list see list information at > > > >>> [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edward Martin > > > > 2817 East 2nd Street > > > > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > > > > e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com > > > > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > > [3]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > > > > [4]http://www.myspace.com/edslute > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Edward Martin > >2817 East 2nd Street > >Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > >e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com > >voice: (218) 728-1202 > >[5]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > >[6]http://www.myspace.com/edslute > > -- > >References > > 1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/voicesofmusic/sets/72157624142677939/ > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute > 3. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > 4. http://www.myspace.com/edslute > 5. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > 6. http://www.myspace.com/edslute Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute
