I think David van Ooijen has probably experimented more than me, but I
bought a couple of pure silk shamisen strings once. It became clear to
me, that without knowing the guage, tension etc. it was kind of a shot
in the dark. They didn't sell them by gauge in the shop I bought them
in. They seem pretty strong, but a little twangy for my taste. I must
qualify that judgement with the caveat that I didn't find the optimal
tension and haven't played around with them that much. They weren't
cheap so I didn't continue to experiment.
Most of us come around to gut eventually, when it comes to purity of
sound. Touring is another situation where stability may outweigh the
downside of gut.
YMMV
On Aug 21, 2010, at 2:07 AM, Luca Manassero wrote:
Somebody who bravely tried silk strings on her/his lute?
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
[1]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp
[2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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References
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2. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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