[LUTE] Re: Fishing line lute strings

2019-01-14 Thread Braig, Eugene
It depends. Be mindful. Standard monofilament fishing line is nylon and a similar density to nylon instrument strings, a little less dense than gut, and should be functionally a little thicker as a gut substitute (use a good string calculator). However, fluorocarbon fishing line is also

[LUTE] Re: Fishing line lute strings

2019-01-14 Thread r . turovsky
Most definitely not. “Same diameter” would result in a huge increase in tension, with potential damage to your lute. RT http://turovsky.org Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes. > On Jan 14, 2019, at 5:56 PM, George Arndt wrote: > > Look for mono-filament fishing line having the