There is a better and cheaper method -
use synthetic stings.
RT
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From: "Miles Dempster" <miles.demps...@gmail.com>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 6:31 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: String hairs
Here's something that I posted in 2005:
Eliott Chapin, as he described in a previous posting to this list, has
devised a way for extending the life of gut strings, chanterelles in
particular:
1. Before assembling the string on the lute, raise it to the
approximate tension under which it will operate. For example, attach
one end to a nail or door handle, and hang a suitable weight on the
other end.
2. Make a small wad out of tissue paper, Kleenex or what-have-you.
3. Put a few drops of Krazy Glue on the wad
4. Very quickly run the wad down the length of the string.
As far as I understand it, the glue, which has a very low surface
tension, quickly penetrates the fibres, and has the effect of binding
them together. In my experience, the string will resist much longer
before starting to degrade and fray.
Miles
On 2012-01-20, at 5:49 PM, Anthony Hind wrote:
How do you apply it Ed? Do you take it completely off the lute, or
apply with extreme care and a match stick, or similar?
Regards
Anthony
PS I suppose it should be really minimal, application to the whole
string might give an interestingly stiff string?
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De : Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp>
A : David Smith <d...@dolcesfogato.com>; LuteNet list
<lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Envoye le : Vendredi 20 janvier 2012 13h20
Objet : [LUTE] Re: String hairs
You can try a bit of superglue.
On Jan 19, 2012, at 3:25 PM, David Smith wrote:
I have a new lute that has gut strings on it. I have had it for
about
3
days. The 1^st string has unraveled a single "hair" about the 7^th
fret. In the past I have just cut these as short as possible but
frequently the string breaks within a couple of weeks. Is there any
better way to treat these "hairs"?
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
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