Re: Distinguishing carbon-fiber from nylon.
> Hey! There is an easy way: Just put the string to water. If it clearly > sinks, it is hevier than water, which is just as heavy as nylon! So the > string material is hevier than nylon and water. Perhaps "carbon", or > at least "non-nylon". Two caveats: 1. Watch out for bubbles adhering to the string. 2. Be careful of surface tension (ie, dunk the string completely under water). To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Distinguishing carbon-fiber from nylon.
Another characteristic of Carbon strings is that to my eye, they appear shiny & transparent, whereas nylon looks more dull & somewhat opaque. Also, they "feel" different under the fingers. When plucking carbon, I notice that the string has almost no stretch to it, as compared to nylon. So, it is difficult to develop a sense of sensitivity with it (this is my opinion - I am sure that others can play sensitively with it, but I cannot).I never use carbon anymore, because of the high density, the sound is too shrill, for my taste. But, I think it might sound good on a very dull instrument. But, if you pick up an instrument & want to know if it is Carbon or nylon, Carbon is usually shinier, relatively smaller, and brighter in sound as compared to nylon. ed At 09:10 PM 4/11/2005 +0300, Arto Wikla wrote: >I wrote: > > > > How can one tell whether a string is carbon-fiber or nylon? > > > > One possibility to do it: > > 1. Measure the length, diameter and weight of the string (or some > > cut piece of it) > > 2. Use my "sub-calculator" in > > http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html#P1 > > 3. If the density Kg/m3 given by my calculator is about 1000, it > > is nylon, if it is about a little less than 1800, it is "carbon". > > > > So carbon is nearly twice as heavy as nylon. > > >Hey! There is an easy way: Just put the string to water. If it clearly >sinks, it is hevier than water, which is just as heavy as nylon! So the >string material is hevier than nylon and water. Perhaps "carbon", or >at least "non-nylon". > >And if the string about stays in whatever deepness you set it, it should >be nylon! :-) > >All the best, > >Arto > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
Re: Distinguishing carbon-fiber from nylon.
I wrote: > > How can one tell whether a string is carbon-fiber or nylon? > > One possibility to do it: > 1. Measure the length, diameter and weight of the string (or some > cut piece of it) > 2. Use my "sub-calculator" in > http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html#P1 > 3. If the density Kg/m3 given by my calculator is about 1000, it > is nylon, if it is about a little less than 1800, it is "carbon". > > So carbon is nearly twice as heavy as nylon. Hey! There is an easy way: Just put the string to water. If it clearly sinks, it is hevier than water, which is just as heavy as nylon! So the string material is hevier than nylon and water. Perhaps "carbon", or at least "non-nylon". And if the string about stays in whatever deepness you set it, it should be nylon! :-) All the best, Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Distinguishing carbon-fiber from nylon.
Dear Herbert, > How can one tell whether a string is carbon-fiber or nylon? One possibility to do it: 1. Measure the length, diameter and weight of the string (or some cut piece of it) 2. Use my "sub-calculator" in http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html#P1 3. If the density Kg/m3 given by my calculator is about 1000, it is nylon, if it is about a little less than 1800, it is "carbon". So carbon is nearly twice as heavy as nylon. All the best, Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
