Re: Koenigsberg Manuscript

2003-10-29 Thread Tim Crawford
Oh dear, oh dear, more misinformation. On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Arthur Ness (boston) wrote: Matanya Ophee wrote: At 01:45 PM 10/28/2003 -0500, Arthur Ness (boston) 71162.751ompuserve.com wrote: Oh dear. There's an awful lot to comment about in Goran's message. I believe I am in

Re: Koenigsberg Manuscript

2003-10-29 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 01:00 PM 10/29/2003 +, Tim Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MOpheeCareful. The concordances were _mainly_ compiled by Tim Crawford, not by you. TOTAL NONSENSE, Matanya. Please check your facts before making a stupid assertion of this kind. My contribution was almost totally

Re: Kevlar

2003-10-29 Thread Herbert Ward
Kevlar and carbon sandwiching are also popular in high-end table tennis rackets, which can cost $100-$150.

String tension and sound quality.

2003-10-29 Thread Herbert Ward
Does anyone prefer the sound of low-tension strings? Or is it as simple as: high tension = more volume, better tone, less slapping, harder to play low tension = less volume, worse tone, more slapping, easier to play I'm from south Texas, where gut is not very

First impressions of Aquila NG Wound DE strings

2003-10-29 Thread Arto Wikla
Dear lutenists Some days ago I got my first try of the new wound strings on nylgut - 'DE' type by Aquila. Direct link to the description is http://www.aquilacorde.com/catalogo7bis.htm , their Aquila's general page is http://www.aquilacorde.com/ I have only had time to try those strings on my

Re: String tension and sound quality.

2003-10-29 Thread Arto Wikla
Dear Herbert, you asked: Does anyone prefer the sound of low-tension strings? Or is it as simple as: high tension = more volume, better tone, less slapping, harder to play low tension = less volume, worse tone, more slapping, easier to play I'm from south Texas, where gut is not

Re: String tension and sound quality.

2003-10-29 Thread lutesmith
At 01:11 PM 10/29/03, you wrote: Does anyone prefer the sound of low-tension strings? Or is it as simple as: high tension = more volume, better tone, less slapping, harder to play low tension = less volume, worse tone, more slapping, easier to play Herb,