someone named chuckerbutty (don't ask) very kindly pointed this out
to me: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=727
On Giovedì, apr 15, 2004, at 01:47 Europe/Rome, James A Stimson wrote:
Dear Luters:
I know we've talked about single versus double frets. Is there some
Dear Luters:
I know we've talked about single versus double frets. Is there some bit of
evidence that indicates double fretting was more common?
I ask because yesterday I was examining Orazio Gentileschi's The Lute
Player at the National Gallery in Washington. This painting is so detailed
dear jim -
a fast scan of the cantigas de santa maria illustrations on:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/ shows a few stringed instruments
with frets - the majority however are fretless. unfortunately, the
illustrations lack the detail of the gentileschi painting so the two
parallel
I ask a question of you all, in the light of this thread. It has been
mentioned that the quality of gut and its processing has improved. But yet
many on the list have a thing about being original. Not to denigrate that,
I'm in the process of doing the same with a Celtic harp from ancient
drawings.
hear! bloody! hear!
historically informed performance has more to do with history in the
abstract and scholarship than it does with music. to believe that what
is played today is the same as what was played hundreds of years ago is
pure conceit. to dismiss a performance as somehow in-genuine
Dear Bill
in your transition from synthetic to gut, did you stop at nylgut along
the way?
I used nylgut for a while on a 19th guitar. It is a dead string. It
combines the worst characteristics of nylon with those of gut. Hence the
name. No beauty in the sound, not good articulation, false (it
Dear Stephan
builder next door... How much is the difference in diameter of
gut and overspun bass strings in your experience? Did your
lutes need reworking?
I had to drill tuning pegs and bridge holes. I used a small 'finger' drill.
Shape of a pencil, replacable drill bits, for sale in the
At 12:00 PM 04/12/2004 +0200, LGS-Europe wrote:
I used nylgut for a while on a 19th guitar. It is a dead string. It
combines the worst characteristics of nylon with those of gut. Hence the
name. No beauty in the sound, not good articulation, false (it streches more
in the middle than at the ends
In a message dated 4/12/2004 8:01:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I definitely favor the sound of gut over synthetics on instruments intended
for gut. To play devil's advocate for just a moment, however, there are
some notables who sing Nylgut's praises. Paul O'Dette
I agree, gut is the best sound overall; but depending on who made the
instrument and who is playing it, nylgut can sound quite good. I think the
better
the quality of the instrument, the better it can sound with nylon, nylgut,
carbon, etc.
Not to mention one's hand. Gut (so much thicker in
In a message dated 4/12/2004 11:34:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, JEdwardsMusic writes:
I agree, gut is the best sound overall; but depending on who made the
instrument and who is playing it, nylgut can sound quite
good.
This is so true. Paul O'Dette can string a lute with a ball of yarn, as
Again, some gutsy stories for those who are still doubting wether they
should change to gut or not.
In Holland we have a passion season: many performances of the St. Matthew
and St. John Passions by Bach just before Easter. Before I changed my
archlute to gut I was affraid of the passion season.
David,
I find your enthusiasm for gut a very good thing, and I think it is
exciting for you to share with us your positive experiences with gut. I
have no arguments at all, and I have been using gut exclusively for the
past 8-9 years.
It is to bad that gut has a bad reputation for tuning.
dear david -
i enjoyed reading your letter.
there is a french group called the dufay collective which uses an oud
with gut strings - at least, i think that's the reason their oud sounds
so good - very piano, i would say; passionate but understated. they
also do some frenetic numbers which
Dear David,
thanks for keeping us informed about your gut feelings :-)
I always wanted to try out gut strings, but I think some work
on the bridge, nut and pegs of my 8-course would be necessary.
However, I don't want to do that myself and there's no lute
builder next door... How much is the
In a message dated 4/11/04 9:57:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have found gut to be more stable than synthetic strings. I think
the quality processing has improved, but I also think we are learning how
to use it, and how to tune it keep it in tune.
True! In
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