gut treble strings

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

Antwort: gut treble strings

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 Bitte antworten an [EMAIL PROTECTED] An:Lute Net Kopie: Thema: gut treble strings Calling all y

Re: gut treble strings

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:12:32 +, Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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

Re: gut treble strings

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

Re: gut treble strings

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

Re: gut treble strings

> (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 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Re: gut treble strings

>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

Re: Arto: Carbon fiber strings

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

Re: gut treble strings

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. To get on or off this list se

Re: gut treble strings

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

Re: gut treble strings

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

Re: gut treble strings

Gutsy Luters-- RE Sierra View Acoustic Music: I should have mentioned that you can order strings via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Leonard To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Gut strings

Hello lute-listers. =20 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! =20 How often should one change synthetic strings?=20 =20 I

Re: Gut strings

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

Re: Gut strings

>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