[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread William Samson
Thanks for the link, Dan. A fascinating insight - particularly the early stages (that I'd never want to be involved in). I would guess that the double-twist process has a lot to do with Gamut's basses being flexible. One thing that troubles me about the manufacture of gut

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread Stephan Olbertz
Is that what you are looking for? http://www.pure-corde.com/en/about-the-strings/ Regards Stephan Am 01.12.2012, 09:30 Uhr, schrieb William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk: Thanks for the link, Dan. A fascinating insight - particularly the early stages (that I'd never want to be

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Mimmo Peruffo (Aquila strings) and Nicholas Baldock have done work on softer strings. MH --- On Fri, 30/11/12, William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [LUTE] Gut strings - The elephant in the room To: Lute List

[LUTE] Re: Rolled chords

2012-12-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Indeed, I had thought this position was pretty much generally accepted - the only issue being where to strike chords simultaneously and where to roll. I gathered there was a view that there was excessive rolling by some modern players (on almost every chord - making it easier for

[LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace?

2012-12-01 Thread Sam Chapman
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sam Chapman [1]manchap...@gmail.com Date: 2 December 2012 00:38 Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? To: Markus Lutz [2]mar...@gmlutz.de About string holes: I generally use

[LUTE] Far OT

2012-12-01 Thread Mathias Rösel
Dear Collected Wisdom, Does someone recognize the following intro to a pop song from the 80ies? The tab was given to me as a riddle, and I seem to remember the song, but I can't for the life of me remember exactly. Any help appreciated.

[LUTE] Re: Far OT

2012-12-01 Thread Mathias Rösel
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[LUTE] Re: Far OT

2012-12-01 Thread Reinier de Valk
Dear Mathias, It's actually from the nineties: Narcotic, by Liquido. It's probably not a bad thing that you forgot that tune... [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?vIOJq5UGfg0feature=fvst Best wishes, Reinier 2012/12/2 Mathias Roesel [2]mathias.roe...@t-online.de Oh

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread Edward Martin
Blood letting? It still works as the primary therapy for Polycythemia Vera. ed At 12:00 PM 12/1/2012, Dan Winheld wrote: On 12/1/2012 5:07 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: On 12/1/2012 3:30 AM, William Samson wrote: After all, what we are seeking is true authenticity (aren't we?) rather than a

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread Dan Winheld
On 12/1/2012 7:20 PM, Edward Martin wrote: Blood letting? It still works as the primary therapy for Polycythemia Vera. Kindly translate for us layluters, please- is it worse than Lachrimae Vera? ed At 12:00 PM 12/1/2012, Dan Winheld wrote: On 12/1/2012 5:07 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: On

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room

2012-12-01 Thread Edward Martin
Much worse. It is a condition where the body makes too many red cells, and the treatment is to remove blood periodically. Otherwise, many complications. It is the only condition that I know of, where actual blood-letting is an accepted, effective treatment. Those authentic barbers from the