Dear ones, I announced last night that I received a new set of nylgut for my 13-course baroque lute. I did put them on yesterday, and I let them set overnight.
I already reported that the new color is very good, and the feel is very good, as well. Now that I can tune the new strings, I can give a report, after the first day: 1. The stretching seems to be less than old nylgut, and this is a very, very good thing, because as you know, the larger strings take so long to settle in. 2. The feel is very good, as they tend to have a slightly greater roughness to the feel, which makes for a better sound, in my opinion. 3. The sound: They are louder, much louder than the old nylgut strings, in my opinion. But, the sound is slightly more pleasant than the old strings, and that is another improvement. 4. On the set I have, the intonation is very good, especially on the upper frets in the midrange strings. All in all, after one day, I think they are superior to old nylgut. That is my opinion. ed Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
