[LUTE] Theorbo Strings...
Dear all, A quick question. Any experience with the New Nylgut NNG and NGE as basses on a 85cm theorbo? I'm just thinking of stinging the short neck all with Nylgut. Currently I have Nylgut in the a-e-b-g and d (from the top), and I just wonder if the NGE will work for the A and G as well. Otherwise I'll get the Type D string, or something else. Arto's calculator suggests a 104 for the A and a 116 for the G (3.5kg). Many thanks in advance, Hector To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Theorbo strings
Hello lutenists, As I played theorbo really a lot this months, I started to wonder about the sound of the strings. In this moment I use some Nylon and carbon in the high registers and some copper on the basses and it sounds really good but the basses sounds too long and the tension of the treble strings is too low. Can anyone give me some ideas what kind of strings I can try (with sound closer to gut), and where can I buy? Thank you. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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Nigel The problem is that Mimmo Peruffo has not yet commercialised his new loaded gut. Nor has he commercialised his open-wound strings. Perhaps you could try gimped strings, but if the tubbiness is tonal, you could try the Venice equivalent by Aquila, they are definitely more rich in the high frequency harmonic component (Venice are twin, most Pistoy are tress). Indeed, my lowest gimped diapason on a Renaissance lute sounded a little tubby, until I swapped a number of the middle ones with Venice, and somehow it lightened up the sound even of this lowest bass string. In fact this was to such an extent that a person who plays my lute regularly thought I had changed the bass string too. Regards Anthony Le 23 oct. 07 à 23:24, Nigel Solomon a écrit : I have just put gut strings on the long basses on my theorbo (170 cm), they all sound great except the 13th and 14th courses which sound a bit tubby The diameter is 1.24 (14th) and 1.12 (13th) (4 kg per string) . Perhaps they are a bit thick, should I use some sort of loaded gut for the bottom 2? Nigel To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
