[LUTE] Re: Non-stretchy pegbox leaders.

2012-01-01 Thread EUGENE BRAIG IV
Greetings Herbert and list: I tie knots, try to catch fish, and pluck gut.  Personally, I don't think a leader would be worth the effort.  To be useful, the leader would need to nearly fill the space from peg to nut.  You couldn't keep any reserve of string wrapped on or coiled beyond peg to sl

[LUTE] Re: Non-stretchy pegbox leaders.

2012-01-01 Thread howard posner
On Jan 1, 2012, at 10:49 PM, Herbert Ward wrote: > Stretching of strings between the nut and the peg is causing > me severe difficulty in tuning -- I can turn the peg > 90 or 120 degrees with no response in the pitch. > > Lubricating the nut is of course a possibility. A necessity, if you can

[LUTE] Non-stretchy pegbox leaders.

2012-01-01 Thread Herbert Ward
We had a discussion similar to this three years ago (Dec 7 2008). However, I'd like to revisit the subject with my question rephrased to focus more closely on my problem. Stretching of strings between the nut and the peg is causing me severe difficulty in tuning -- I can turn the peg 90 or 120

[LUTE] Re: costello

2012-01-01 Thread David Tayler
There are two solo sonatas that people play all the time, one in a minor and one in d minor. They are both good. d __ From: R. Mattes To: be...@interlog.com; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sat, December 31, 2011 6