On 07/03/12 01:03, Adam Olsen wrote:
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM,cyndi...@netscape.net wrote:
I didn't know tarantulas made webs! Now those little guys in the corner of the
room and imagine the prey they could capture with this stuff! No more need for
traps or poison to eliminate indoor
There are a number of Dowland pieces that survive in cittern versions, here is
one that didn't but fits very well
http://youtu.be/7Be157lJOuk
hope you enjoy it...
All the best
Mark
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Yes, testing a string is not easy if you can't make a direct comparison
with some other known value (see my report on the synthetic loaded
bass). A change of room could make more difference than a change of
string or instrument. Then of course with a recording, the mics and
recorder
I feel inclined to point out that we have one of the foremost
authorities on silk strings contributing to this list, Alex Rakov.
While spider silk may vary slightly from typical silkworm stuff, I'm
sure they behave in a similar fashion. Alex?
RA
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:59:04
I seriously doubt there is an interest in the mechanics of the subject on this
list, which are rather complex. It matters to say that the spider silk research
is an immensely long and difficult endeavor, without a clear end in sight. The
cultured silk research, going on for some 600 years,
Thanks Anthony for that link about old violins - excellent!!
Yes, testing a string is not easy if you can't make a direct
comparison with some other known value (see my report on the synthetic
loaded bass). A change of room could make more difference than a
change of string or instrument. Then
The sometimes enormous strength of spider silk results not from its'
composition, but rather from the spacial arrangement of the filaments,
supported by the smart bends and nicks with a judicial dab of glue here
and there, both on a micro and macro level. and this is where the
Anyone from Australia? Scoop up this bounty of spider webs and make some lute
strings for us!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17273309
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What a tangled web we weave,
Of oxen gut and silken sleeve.
Cobdoggerel Smith
On Mar 7, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Arto Wikla wrote:
Actually they have a brilliant survival strategy. Normally spiders do
not co-operate, but in the case of emergency... Well they have had 400
million years to
Dear All,
Has anyone purchased the Tree Edition publication The Goess
Manuscripts: Music Manuscripts in Tablature from Ebenthal Castle,
Klangenfurth, Carinthia, Austria. Music for Baroque Lute, Baroque
Guitar, Theorbo, Viol. Index.? It's described in the OMI catalogue as
Index,
Very nice too.
Monica
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Subject: [LUTE] My lady Hunsdons Puffe Citternified
There are a number of Dowland pieces that survive in cittern versions,
Wasn't nylon originally discovered by research into spiderweb/silk
materials, i.e. investigating the C-N peptide bond? My chemistry
experience is now 40 years outdated, but i seem to remember that tidbit.
Actually they have a brilliant survival strategy. Normally spiders
do not
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