Calling all you gut string players out there:
With all the discussion of gut strings recently on the list and
listening to Jacob Heringman's magnificent Siena Lute Book CD, I've been
tempted (after a gap of about 12 years) to return to all-gut stringing.
So my question is:
Who manufactures th
I've heard Kuerschner's Luxline would be very recommendable but I
personally was shocked by the price ...
Best wishes
Thomas
Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 03.02.2005 11:12:32
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Calling all y
On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:12:32 +, Martin Shepherd
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> Calling all you gut string players out there:
>
> With all the discussion of gut strings recently on the list and
> listening to Jacob Heringman's magnificent Siena Lute Book CD, I've been
> tempted (after a gap of
For the first string I have used Gamut, Aquila, Sofracob and Kuerschner. I'm
using 0.38 to 0.42 on four kinds of renaissance lutes, archlute and baroque
guitar. I play a lot.
The warmest in sound is Gamut, but they fray quickest. They don't break
quickly though. One to two weeks survival before
Hello Martin,
I thought I'd chime in since I string my mandolinos completely in gut,
including the doubled chanterelle (tuned an octave above the standard
lute treble at g''). Last year I spent several months going through every
variety of .40mm gut that I could obtain with the same (remarkably
c
> (cut from a single length) lasted for 1.5 weeks of heavy concert
> preparation
> (Nirvana!)
A new frontier in early music, to boldly go ...
David
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>When I tried varnished gut, I got a lot of squeaking on the strings
from my right hand, no matter how much I filed and lubricated my
fingertips. I replaced the chanterelle and 2nd course with
unvarnished gut and the squeaking went away. Is that just sloppy
right-hand technique on my part, or is
I think Mimmo Peruffo sent an extremely interesting letter about wound
strings and their size on ancient instruments, but I can't find it at the
moment, and I don't know whether he will feel like writing to this list
again, because apparently he was not treated in a very kind way. I was not
receivi
timothy motz wrote:
> Is that just sloppy
> right-hand technique on my part, or is there something about the
> varnish coating that leads to squeaking? More friction?
Squeaking is a problem with varnished gut. Try lubricating the strings
instead of your fingers.
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Hmm... I seem to have been typing too quickly again :-)
Eric
ps - Tim, I don't hear alot of squeeking, though my use
on a mandolino (rather than a lute) subjects the strings
to thumb-out and nails, rather than thumb-under with
the fleshy bits. I'm sure varnished strings have
Martin (et al)--
I've been getting good trebles from an unlikely source:
gourdbanjo.com. This is the site of Sierra View Acoustic Music, by Bob
Thornburg. I had been using 0.42 gut, but I get Purr'l Gut 0.425 in 1.5 m
lengths from Bob for about $2.10 US a string. This gives me two trebl
Gutsy Luters--
RE Sierra View Acoustic Music: I should have mentioned that you can
order strings via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards,
Leonard
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Hello lute-listers.
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I have found all the discussion and information on gut strings very
interesting. However, stringing with gut may not be a good idea for =
complete
beginners like myself since they don't seem to last very long!
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How often should one change synthetic strings?=20
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Hi Caroline,
I'm a complete beginner too and only manage a brief practice each day,
and I find that a gut chanterelle will last me for a month, easily
(usually -- I just had one break after a couple of weeks, but I think
the weather changes had something to do with that).
It's also possible to
>From what I've seen at LSA seminars, a lot of folks (myself included) do =
exactly as you suggest, using a nylon or nylgut chanterelle with the =
remainder in gut (Gamut, in my case, which I've been quite satisfied =
with). I tried using a nylon string for the 4th course octave on my A =
lute, but
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