Dear All,
Just a few comments arising:
Thanks to all who responded to my question - I have replied to everyone
individually (at least that was the intention) but I thought you might
be interested to know where I'm coming from with all this.
It was soon after I started playing the lute around
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: gut treble strings
Dear Michael,
I find this statement very interesting indeed. I am unaware of Burwell
mentioning anywhere anything about the use of metal in strings. Where is
that quote? This is what
(cut from a single length) lasted for 1.5 weeks of heavy concert
preparation
(Nirvana!)
A new frontier in early music, to boldly go ...
David
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, or is there something about the
varnish coating that leads to squeaking? More friction?
I did notice that the varnished strings were pretty resistant to
changes in pitch due to changes in weather.
Tim
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Subject: Re: gut treble
timothy motz wrote:
Is that just sloppy
right-hand technique on my part, or is there something about the
varnish coating that leads to squeaking? More friction?
Squeaking is a problem with varnished gut. Try lubricating the strings
instead of your fingers.
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Hmm... I seem to have been typing too quickly again :-)
Eric
ps - Tim, I don't hear alot of squeeking, though my use
on a mandolino (rather than a lute) subjects the strings
to thumb-out and nails, rather than thumb-under with
the fleshy bits. I'm sure varnished strings have
Martin (et al)--
I've been getting good trebles from an unlikely source:
gourdbanjo.com. This is the site of Sierra View Acoustic Music, by Bob
Thornburg. I had been using 0.42 gut, but I get Purr'l Gut 0.425 in 1.5 m
lengths from Bob for about $2.10 US a string. This gives me two
