Re: Unusual fenomena, was: 4th course

2004-02-19 Thread Jon Murphy
Roman, About 2 weeks ago my carbon chanterelle started fraying after 5 of so years on. It eventually broke where it frayed, but it was still in tune until breakage. RT How does carbon compare with nylon or nylgut for pitch/breaking point. My lute is 63cm and nylgut is over its break tension

Re: Do pegs get smooth and begin slipping?

2004-02-19 Thread KennethBeLute
In a message dated 2/17/2004 11:20:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ah, I've had a complicated career. I'm not only a physicist, but I also used to teach petrology. The PhD is actually in Geophysics and I did much of my research work in what is basically mineralogy