Chris speaks truth. Take it up in stages. Leave it for a day at E or F before going up to G. Swapping to a new ng or nng string is not something you do on stage!
Sean On Sep 4, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Christopher Stetson wrote: Dear Simon and Listers, I don't have nylgut on my lute, but have several vintage guitars strung with it, both old and new, and be advised that I believe the material is a bit different. A I've found I need to allow about a one week break-in time to stretch out. A I tune it until the pitch isn't changing in proportion to the amount of tensioning, let it sit for a couple of hours or when I think of it, whichever is longer A I keep repeating until it comes close to pitch, then have to keep touching it up for at least a month. A Then they tend to last quite well. A For this reason, I don't change the trebles often, and the sound quality seems to hold up or even improve over time, but of course that's dependent on my memory. A Hoping this helps. Chris. On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:26 PM, <[1]simon.lamb...@stfc.ac.uk> wrote: Dear Lutelisters, I am trying to replace the top course on a lute with a 0.4 mm "new nylgut" string, and I am finding that these strings constantly break at the nut before coming up to pitch.A I have tried three strings and they all have broken. Previously the lute had an "old nylgut" string of the same gauge, which lasted well.A I also tried a gut string, which did not break, though it soon started fraying so I had to remove it.A So it seems unlikely that there is a sharp edge on my nut. I know this subject has come up before.A Someone suggested boiling the string in water for 20 seconds but that made no difference - it broke just like the others. Could I have a bad batch of strings?A Does anyone else have experience or advice? Thanks, A A Simon lambert -- Scanned by iCritical. To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:simon.lamb...@stfc.ac.uk 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html