Would dipping well seasoned veteran NngA strings freshen them up? A I'm thinking of trying this but if it'd be more likely to kill them I think I'll pass On Thursday, June 13, 2013, Paolo Busato wrote:
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 [1]www.busatolutes.com e-mail: [2]paolo.busato-at-busatolutes.com ____________________________________________________________________ _____ Il contenuto di questa e-mail e dei file allegati Ae RISERVATO e da considerarsi utilizzabile solamente dalla persona o dall'ente cui Ae indirizzato. Se avete ricevuto questa e-mail per errore, siete pregati di eliminarla e di contattare il mittente (Legge italiana 196/2003). A The content of this e-mail and any files is CONFIDENTIAL and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this email and any attachments and contact the sender. (Italian Law 196/2003) ____________________________________________________________________ _____ A From: R. Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de> A To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu A Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2013, 14:36 A Subject: [LUTE] Aquila Nylgut Problems A Dear collected lute list wisdom, A I just tried to switch my (late) medieval lute from A all gut to all nylgut, everything fine, except: the top A strings (63cm / g' @ 440 Hz - using 0.42mm) can't be put up to full A tension. A Both strings imediately break directly at the bridge. Strangely A the aren't even close to their breaking point (at least they still A feel quite elsatic). Bridge design can't be the problem - the A bridge is rather soft and well worn out (and I never had a broken A top at the bridge, even in much thinner gut). A Is this a known problem. Did I get samples from a bad batch? A TIA Ralf Mattes A P.S.: off course this always happens the day before an important A rehearsal ... A -- A R. Mattes - A Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg A [1]r...@inm.mh-freiburg.de A To get on or off this list see list information at A [2][3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html A -- References A 1. mailto:r...@inm.mh-freiburg.de A 2. [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.busatolutes.com/ 2. http://paolo.busato-at-busatolutes.com/ 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html