There is no way to change the specific weight or mass of a gut
string by chemical means. If someone
were to claim that there are ways to chemically change the gut
to make it heavier, that would be classed
as some kind of alchemy.
DD
Damian,
No I think that what they called a dyeing process may
Damian,
No I think that what they called a dyeing process may have been a
form of loading, or a charging, process: incorporating oxides,
probably does load the material, even if the person dyeing the
leather does not think of it in that way, his intention may just be
to colour the leathe