Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-20 Thread Michael Thames
to put in perspective. Michael Thames Luthier www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com - Original Message - From: "Euge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sal Salvaggio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 7:10 AM Subject: Re: 19th ce

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-20 Thread Euge
Len Verrett has a nice summary of stringing 19th-c. guitars here: . In it, he gives a little blurb to the evils of Nylgut. In correspondence, he elaborated on his feelings for Nylgut, and none of it was good. That said, this should onl

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-18 Thread LGS-Europe
gt; - Original Message - > From: "bill sterling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:04 AM > Subject: Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut > > > > I think part of the answer is the temperature of t

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-17 Thread Michael Thames
From: "bill sterling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:04 AM Subject: Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut > I think part of the answer is the temperature of the strings > change as your hands warm them. > I have le

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-17 Thread bill sterling
- From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sal Salvaggio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Matthias Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:46 AM Subject: Re: 19th cent string

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-17 Thread Michael Thames
there? Michael Thames Luthier www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com - Original Message - From: "Matthias Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sal Salvaggio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:52 AM Su

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-17 Thread Matthias Wagner
Dear Sal, > I have an original 19th century parlour guitar - > I'm guessing that it is from the 1860's -70's + > presently string it with modern medium gauge nylon > classical guitar strings. It sounds great when I play > with nails, but I often play concerts w/o nails with > lutes and baroque gu

Re: 19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-16 Thread LGS-Europe
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 4:39 PM Subject: 19th cent string question+ nylgut > Greetings, > > I have an original 19th century parlour guitar - > I'm guessing that it is from the 1860's -70's + > presently string it with modern medium gauge

19th cent string question+ nylgut

2003-11-16 Thread Sal Salvaggio
Greetings, I have an original 19th century parlour guitar - I'm guessing that it is from the 1860's -70's + presently string it with modern medium gauge nylon classical guitar strings. It sounds great when I play with nails, but I often play concerts w/o nails with lutes and baroque guitars and wa