Re: Gut strings

2005-02-05 Thread Jon Murphy
Ed and Ed, I concur. I don't have the time in grade on the lute to speak of string life, but I do have other instruments. My 26 string double strung harp (52 strings in toto) was first tuned up about three years ago with nylon strings. I've had to change some strings one or more times (I keep a

Re: Gut strings

2005-02-05 Thread Jon Murphy
James, It seems ironic for people who think gut has the best sound, to sacrifice that sound on the chanterelle, where it probably has the most noticeable effect... It almost makes more sense (unless you can afford to buy all gut strings) to have nylgut or nylon (which can literally last