Dear all,
I alredy posted the solution three months ago. Mimmo Peruffo suggests to dip
the string(s) in boiling water for 20 seconds (it worked for me at least).
Best wishes,
Paolo Busato lute-maker
www.busatolutes.com
e-mail: paolo.busato-at-busatolutes.com
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From: R. Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de>
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2013, 14:36
Subject: [LUTE] Aquila Nylgut Problems
Dear collected lute list wisdom,
I just tried to switch my (late) medieval lute from
all gut to all nylgut, everything fine, except: the top
strings (63cm / g' @ 440 Hz - using 0.42mm) can't be put up to full
tension.
Both strings imediately break directly at the bridge. Strangely
the aren't even close to their breaking point (at least they still
feel quite elsatic). Bridge design can't be the problem - the
bridge is rather soft and well worn out (and I never had a broken
top at the bridge, even in much thinner gut).
Is this a known problem. Did I get samples from a bad batch?
TIA Ralf Mattes
P.S.: off course this always happens the day before an important
rehearsal ...
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