The complete opposite for me, John :-) At least we have a choice now. I don't want to spend half my time stopping every bass note from ringing on too long.
Rob [1]www.robmackillop.net On 8 Jan 2017, at 17:59, John Mardinly <[2]john.mardi...@asu.edu> wrote: No contest-I use and love the Savarez (on my 8-course) not just because of the sustain, but they pick up the vibrations from the treble strings and give an ethereal sound to the instrument. It's like having your own cathedral at home without the expense. A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. Retired Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [3]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [4]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) But don't call the labâ¦.I won't be there! On Jan 8, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Rob MacKillop <[5]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Here's a very short video comparing the sustain time of a new Aquila Loaded Nylgut string and a Savarez copper-wound nylon-silk core bass string. [1][6]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_8 FVJMk-5FXjv0&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=M AuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKGb8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxg s2r4018W6q7RfkDRM&s=vK-hlBzsEByZNXDC5i5LH-YYypqOI8SeRkGnBq_bAco&e= My ears hear better than the microphone, and the useable sustain on the Aquila string is 4 seconds, while the Savarez is a long 8 seconds. With the Savarez, you will be required to stop pretty much every note you play in the bass. With the Aquila, less so. The Aquila do remind me of gut basses. I used to have an 11c completely strung in gut, and these loaded nylgut strings are very, very close. On the other hand...Mersenne says his basses sustain for almost 20 seconds!!! I'll stick with the Aquila. Rob -- References 1. [7]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_8FVJMk -5FXjv0&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvn WTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKGb8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxgs2r40 18W6q7RfkDRM&s=vK-hlBzsEByZNXDC5i5LH-YYypqOI8SeRkGnBq_bAco&e= To get on or off this list see list information at [8]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth .edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Eji z41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKG b8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxgs2r4018W6q7RfkDRM&s=0XK1Wa-RCG8wfXXk9ngP0lxby6vG Anwva6IfQbx-rWM&e= -- References 1. http://www.robmackillop.net/ 2. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 3. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 4. tel:408-921-3253 5. mailto:robmackil...@gmail.com 6. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_8FVJMk-5FXjv0&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKGb8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxgs2r4018W6q7RfkDRM&s=vK-hlBzsEByZNXDC5i5LH-YYypqOI8SeRkGnBq_bAco&e= 7. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_8FVJMk-5FXjv0&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKGb8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxgs2r4018W6q7RfkDRM&s=vK-hlBzsEByZNXDC5i5LH-YYypqOI8SeRkGnBq_bAco&e= 8. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DQIBAg&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=MAuGvnWTcVQkxORgQD0QS50ZicPM3Nw-61ygSK-LNEQ&m=NKGb8KFtR8fCEKGtEBxMo1-yxgs2r4018W6q7RfkDRM&s=0XK1Wa-RCG8wfXXk9ngP0lxby6vGAnwva6IfQbx-rWM&e=