The overall incidence of Polycythemia Vera in the Minnesota population
is 1.9 per 100,000 person-years.
Nowhere near the incidence of lutenism.
RT
On 12/1/2012 10:47 PM, Dan Winheld wrote:
On 12/1/2012 7:20 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
Blood letting? It still works as the primary therapy for
: Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net
To: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Saturday, 1 December 2012, 5:15
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
'I'm not too familiar with Gamut's terminology. I know that Mace
: Saturday, 1 December 2012, 5:15
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
'I'm not too familiar with Gamut's terminology. I know that Mace
describes pistoys as none other than thick Venice-Catlins, which
are
commonly dyed, with a deep dark red colour
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
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
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
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
Bill-
In fact, some of the string makers are well aware of the stiffness
factor; and have been trying to cope with it, and are coming up with
increasingly flexible bass (where of course it matters most) strings. I
have recently been able to go to an all gut Pistoy of Dan Larson for
the 8th
, 19:10
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
Bill-
In fact, some of the string makers are well aware of the stiffness
factor; and have been trying to cope with it, and are coming up with
increasingly flexible bass (where of course it matters most) strings. I
have
...@lmi.net
To: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012, 19:10
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
Bill-
In fact, some of the string makers are well aware of the stiffness
factor
November 2012, 19:10
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
Bill-
In fact, some of the string makers are well aware of the stiffness
factor; and have been trying to cope with it, and are coming up with
increasingly flexible bass (where of course it matters most
progressing.
Bill
From: Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net
To: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012, 19:10
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - The elephant in the room
Bill-
In fact, some of the string makers
Bruno,
this is great news!
Arto
On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:32:20 -0500, Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org
wrote:
Dear lutenetters of America,
A
I have found out throught the french lutenet, that gut strings are
still being made in Morocco:
A
On their website they say they make a limited number of gauges only. If
you buy sets from them, they add Kuerschner, Kathedrale or Aquila
(!?). They don't make 0.40mm. Pity, but they might be coaxed into
expanding their business?
David
David van Ooijen
Anthony
De : Edward Martin [2]e...@gamutstrings.com
A : Anthony Hind [3]agno3ph...@yahoo.com
Cc : [4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Envoye le : Samedi 19 Novembre 2011 19h07
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Dear Anthony,
Thank you
A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com
Envoye le : Vendredi 18 Novembre 2011 18h08
Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
I play lute music on a classical guitar. I've never
played an instrument that was strung with gut. It's
difficult to imagine how the strings are made. In what form
: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Hi, Taco.
Dan has a very cordial relationship with Mimmo. Although they might
seem to be competitors, I do not believe there is any animosity
between them, and neither party has suffered due to efforts of the
other. Mimmo is also a friend of mine, as I
...@science.uva.nl; Edward Martin
[3]e...@gamutstrings.com
Cc : [4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Envoye le : Jeudi 17 Novembre 2011 1h04
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Hi, Taco.
Dan has a very cordial relationship with Mimmo. Although they might
seem
[3]e...@gamutstrings.com
Cc : [4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Envoye le : Jeudi 17 Novembre 2011 1h04
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Hi, Taco.
Dan has a very cordial relationship with Mimmo. Although they might
seem to be competitors, I do not believe there is any
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:11:01 -, Monica Hall wrote
That must be why it develops a buzz in the summer which always
disappears come September when the wasps swarm in this part of the world.
If that's really the case you should consult an instrument maker. Such
buzzes are a clear symptom og
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:11:01 -, Monica Hall wrote
That must be why it develops a buzz in the summer which always
disappears come September when the wasps swarm in this part of the world.
If that's really the case you should consult an instrument maker. Such
buzzes are a clear symptom og a
Does anyone know if Kuerchner in Germany is still making gut strings? Or
Kathedrale (?).
Simon Lambert
Oxford, England
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Am 17.11.2011 13:16,
Does anyone know if Kuerchner in Germany is still making gut strings?
Or Kathedrale (?).
It is quite funny - and also a little bit alarming- to see, how the EU
bureaucracy becames the projection area for the strangest ideas and
fears. A reputation well earned, some may say, but
. We should of course support any such action.
Best wishes
Anthony
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Envoye le : Jeudi 17 Novembre 2011 13h16
Objet : [LUTE] Re
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Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Envoye le : Jeudi 17 Novembre 2011 15h00
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
Does anyone know if Kuerchner in Germany is still making gut
strings?
Or Kathedrale (?).
It is quite funny - and also a little bit alarming- to see
Hi All,A
One thing for sure, when I spoke to the Sofracob owner last year before
he closed, he mentioned that one of the main reasons and problems, was
the mad cow disease issues in France over the last few years, and that
it was becoming more and more difficult to obtain gut. A So
To: b...@symbol4.de
Cc: simon.lamb...@stfc.ac.uk; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
Hi All,A
One thing for sure, when I spoke to the Sofracob owner last year before
he closed, he mentioned that one of the main reasons and problems, was
the mad cow disease
...@stfc.ac.uk; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Envoye le : Jeudi 17 Novembre 2011 15h39
Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
Hi All,A
One thing for sure, when I spoke to the Sofracob owner last year
before
he closed, he mentioned that one of the main reasons and problems
...@symbol4.de
Cc: simon.lamb...@stfc.ac.uk; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
Mimmo confirmed me a few days ago, when I phoned him, that the problem
with Sofracob was indeed related with this EU law about gut. Then, as far
as I
know, it is the same company that sells gut stripes
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Behalf Of Bruno Fournier
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:39 PM
To: b...@symbol4.de
Cc: simon.lamb...@stfc.ac.uk; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
Hi All,A
One thing for sure, when I spoke to the Sofracob owner last year
before
he closed, he
I have used .42 beef gut for the best trebles- for durability strength- from
Toro, obtained through Universale- I got them directly from the Viola da Gamba
builder Marco Ternovec of Belgium when he came to the Berkeley Early Music
Festival Exhibition several years ago. If these strings are
On 11/17/2011 05:32 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote:
I have used .42 beef gut for the best trebles- for durability strength- from Toro,
obtained through Universale- I got them directly from the Viola da Gamba builder Marco
Ternovec of Belgium when he came to the Berkeley Early Music Festival
Another measure of far we have come, and still are- despite the recent
ridiculous alarming developments- from the capricious perilous
circumstances of yesteryear is to consider that Syvestro Ganassi in his
mid-16th century treatise Regola Rubertino (mostly for the viols, some lute
tab.)
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
To: Francesco Tribioli tribi...@arcetri.astro.it
Cc: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 9:39 AM
Kuerschner - from the catalog they say: plain gut (polyester) so I
wonder
if those strings are gut or polyester
...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
To: Francesco Tribioli tribi...@arcetri.astro.it
Cc: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 9:39 AM
Kuerschner - from the catalog they say: plain gut
...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
To: Francesco Tribioli tribi...@arcetri.astro.it
Cc: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 9:39 AM
Kuerschner - from the catalog they say: plain gut
.
Craig
Craig R. Pierpont
Another Era Lutherie
www.anotherera.com
--- On Thu, 11/17/11, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
To: Francesco Tribioli tribi...@arcetri.astro.it
Cc: Lutelist lute
/17/11, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
To: Francesco Tribioli tribi...@arcetri.astro.it
Cc: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 9:39 AM
Kuerschner - from
On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Monica Hall wrote:
Light the end of one with a match. It will be obvious pretty quickly
if they are gut or synthetic.
My guitar didn't go up in smoke when I tried it so presumably they are
genuine. Sigh of relief.
I'm pretty sure that when he wrote,
Light the end of one with a match. It will be obvious pretty quickly
if they are gut or synthetic.
My guitar didn't go up in smoke when I tried it so presumably they are
genuine. Sigh of relief.
I'm pretty sure that when he wrote, Light the end one he meant the
strings, not the
Dear Lutenists
It does seem that Aquila has decided to stop gut string
production, which is catastrophic for those of us who use loaded guts.
There appears to have been but one remaining legal European source for
gut, and EU laws are making even this problematic, and are
A very serious blow. How are other string makers affected?
David
On 15 November 2011 21:43, Orphenica wer...@orphenica.de wrote:
Dear collective lute wisdom,
is it true that the production of gut in Europe will be prohibited by
European law?
As stated on Aquila's web page the production of
Here is an interesting article:
http://gamutmusic.squarespace.com/news/new-beef-gut-strings.html
The beef gut comes from Ireland.
Dear collective lute wisdom,
is it true that the production of gut in Europe will be prohibited by
European law?
As stated on Aquila's web page the
the actual situation
is?
Any volunteers?
Best wishes,
Hubert Kwisthout
-Original Message-
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Of Anthony Hind
Sent: 16 November 2011 09:10
To: Orphenica; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
It seems fear of BSE transmission.
F
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Gesendet: Mi 16.11.2011 10:37
An: 'Anthony Hind'; 'Orphenica'; lute
Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Dear List,
as Mimmo explains in a video (unfortunately in Italian) on his
facebook page, the original beef gut regulation in EU was due to fear
of the so-called mad cow disease transmission.
In the meantime thou we have discovered that this disease is NOT
transmissible and
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:08:14 +0100, Luca Manassero wrote
Dear List,
as Mimmo explains in a video (unfortunately in Italian) on his
facebook page, the original beef gut regulation in EU was due to fear
of the so-called mad cow disease transmission.
Excuse my ignorance, but since
On 11/16/2011 11:26 AM, R. Mattes wrote:
Yes, I had exactly the same question.
Apart from this: is gut not used in many medical situations to string
people together after cutting by a surgeon for example, or is this
perhaps done these days with other materials (nylgut? ;-) )
Taco
On Wed, 16
Apart from this: is gut not used in many medical situations to string people
together after cutting by a surgeon for example, or is this perhaps done
these days with other materials (nylgut? ;-) )
Finally we found a good use for nylgut! (And a reason why we can
choose different colours. ;-)
:27
An: lute list
Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:08:14 +0100, Luca Manassero wrote
Dear List,
as Mimmo explains in a video (unfortunately in Italian) on his
facebook page, the original beef gut regulation in EU was due to fear
of the so-called mad cow
.
Francesco
-Original Message-
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
Behalf Of Taco Walstra
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:35 AM
To: R. Mattes
Cc: lute list
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
On 11/16/2011 11:26 AM, R. Mattes wrote:
Yes, I
November 2011, 11:46
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Well, with sheep, prion disease is called scrapie, isn't it, and it was
known long before mad cow disease turned up.
Mathias
-Urspruengliche Nachricht-
Von: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu
[mailto:[2]lute
On 11/16/2011 01:08 PM, William Samson wrote:
So - I wonder how many people have actually contracted mad cow disease,
scrapie, CJD or other related problems? Of them, I wonder how many
caught it from the production processes for musical strings? That's my
first question. My
And the patients then emerge from surgery with their problems rectified.
AJP
-Original Message-
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Of Taco Walstra
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 5:35 AM
To: R. Mattes
Cc: lute list
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut
Dan is in the UK at the moment, but I am unaware of any stoppage of
gut string making from his shop. He has 4 employees making gut
strings, and one is my daughter. I am aware of no lay-off plans.
Dan does use beef gut for trebles, simply because they are better,
stronger, longer lasting.
ed
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
On 11/16/2011 11:26 AM, R. Mattes wrote:
Yes, I had exactly the same question.
Apart from this: is gut not used in many medical situations to string
people
together after cutting by a surgeon for example, or is this perhaps
done
On 15/11/2011 20:43, Orphenica wer...@orphenica.de wrote:
Dear collective lute wisdom,
is it true that the production of gut in Europe will be prohibited by
European law?
As stated on Aquila's web page the production of gut strings and import
of raw materials will be prohibited:
My apologies for my last (empty) message-I pressed the wrong button!
It is certainly very bad news that Aquila has stopped gut string production.
Mimmo certainly deserves our heartfelt thanks for his heroic researches, and
I for one feel that the lute world in general could have been more
On 11/16/2011 01:41 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
Dan is in the UK at the moment, but I am unaware of any stoppage of
gut string making from his shop. He has 4 employees making gut
strings, and one is my daughter. I am aware of no lay-off plans.
Dan does use beef gut for trebles, simply because
We still use gut in the operating room, usually following treatment
with chromic to slow the absorption by the body. I use chromic gut
all the time. Mind you, I'm already banned from donating blood in the
USA for life because I lived in the UK for 2 years.
From the suture supplier
And fret gut? It is ironic that I can find acceptable synthetic string
material, but so far not for frets. Nylon out of the question. Once I tried
KFG, figuring that density was part of the problem- transmission of sound
through to the neck (gut denser than nylon, KF KFG denser than gut;
, November 16, 2011 2:57 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
And fret gut? It is ironic that I can find acceptable synthetic string
material, but so far not for frets. Nylon out of the question. Once I
tried KFG, figuring that density was part of the problem- transmission of
sound through
From: Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com
It is a major problem for anyone who wants to play on real lute strings
(as opposed to just making a nice noise!).
Are you implying that Barto makes a nice noise?
RT
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luckily I bought a supply of gut strings and fret gut from Sofracob,
just as they closed, to last me the rest of my lifeor at least my
playing life I am 53.
A
good luck to everyone in finding affordable gut.A Maybe the chinese
will come up with something,A I'm sure
Hi, Taco.
Dan has a very cordial relationship with Mimmo. Although they might
seem to be competitors, I do not believe there is any animosity
between them, and neither party has suffered due to efforts of the
other. Mimmo is also a friend of mine, as I have (and continue to)
advocate his
I can't see ANY music-loving nation putting up with this pompous
stupidity (No - I checked - It's not April 1st). Haven't they got
better things to do when the world, and particularly Europe is going
down the tubes? Makes the rearranging of the deckchairs on the Titanic
seem a
Do you who use gut trim
it, leave it, or wind most of it on the pegs to keep things neater?
Dont wind on the peg, minimize the windings to enough to hold well. Loose
winding dont look much better than dangling hanks (which is what you
should do initially). To many risks wedging up
Thanks, Dana. The reasons you mentioned are exactly the ones that
occur to me for not winding more string than necessary on the pegs.
I'll trim and save the trimmings that may be the right size for frets.
(Though I'm beginning to think that frets will last a good deal longer
than
the rebound speed would be the same as the inbound speed no matter
how long the collision took.
Even if someone is swinging the racket (which is highly likely)?
I was thinking of the case of an incompetent player (such as myself)
who is just going to
hold the racket up to the ball. Of
On Aug 28, 2007, at 6:22 PM, Robert Clair wrote:
A stretchier stringing (weaker spring
constant) will take longer to slow the ball down and accelerate it
back in the other direction but it won't affect the return speed.
(Again, assuming it is mostly elastic which means it eventually
returns
Since power for his purposes
is nothing more than ball speed off the racket, any absorbtion of
energy from the ball
Right - any inelasticity in the collision (the missing energy going
into heating up the racket, the ball and making satisfying thwock
sounds) will reduce the rebound speed
On Aug 27, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Robert Clair wrote:
Wrong - if by delay you mean the time it takes for the ball to squish
into the racket, reverse direction and come off. This time interval
depends on the spring constant involved (essentially the elastic
characteristics of the ball and the
Dear Ed, Martin, Daivid, Ariel, and all
That was very much what I tried to say to Ariel, a little while ago.
Thanks for being so much clearer than I was, Ed.
May I tell you an anecdote, I don't really know how relevant this
might be for lute playing, however,
One of my friends,
On Aug 26, 2007, at 3:35 AM, Anthony Hind wrote:
Initially, he was slightly disappointed, thinking his strokes were
less powerful, but gradually he realized the racket absorbs the
vibrations from the attacking ball far better. He reports there is
almost a slight delay in rebound, between the
Bernd
Funny, my friend was playing in Britanny (on the Norther coast
côte rose) and you can't get much more humid than that, especially
this year. When I go there my hygrometer registers well above 60.
The strings have lasted him the summer vacation. He was worrying more
about the
On Aug 26, 2007, at 8:54 AM, Anthony Hind wrote:
You may be right, about the speed (except pehaps the greater
movement back gives greater power forward, I have no idea) , but
more control, and subtlety is surely what we all want, wouldnt you
say?
Not if you're playing continuo in an
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Gut... Good for Lute.Bad for tennis racket.
In 1970, gut strung Poncho Gonzalez tennis racket (from Spaulding) in
the rain... 10 minutes--severe fraying; 11 minutes--broken gut and
match forfeit. (only had the 1 racket.)
The Other.
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Well if you do insist on playing tennis with your theorbo, gut strung
or otherwise
Le 26 août 07 à 19:57, howard posner a écrit :
On Aug 26, 2007, at 8:54 AM, Anthony Hind wrote:
You may be right, about the speed (except pehaps the greater
movement back gives greater power forward, I
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde musicali'
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde musicali'
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price is your main concern, for whatever
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde musicali'
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price is your main concern, for whatever
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Hind
To: Martyn Hodgson ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Rep : [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde
musicali'
Le 25 aout 07 =E0 08:49, Martyn Hodgson a ecrit :
Dear Anthony,
I do, of course
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From: Anthony Hind
To: Martyn Hodgson ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde
Dear All,
My experiences with Sofracob gut are much the same as David's - fine for
everything except a top string. I recently tried to order some fret gut
from them and they wrote back to say that they no longer supply fret gut
- dommage! Anyone know of a good source of fret gut?
By the
Glad to see you are back, Martin (perhaps you weren't away).
The Purr'll strings are strong, but how do they sound?
Regards
Anthony
Le 25 août 07 à 16:44, Martin Shepherd a écrit :
Dear All,
My experiences with Sofracob gut are much the same as David's -
fine for
everything except a top
Dear Martin,
Best wishes to you... we have not corresponded for a while.
I wholeheartedly agree on your statement about different string types
requiring a different technique or playing style. I have not played wound
strings in many years, but when I do play someone else's lute with wound
Dear Martyn
I don't know whether they are similar to Aquila Venice which
are a twine of two elements, and not a tress of three like Pistoys.
This according to Mimmo Perfuffo results in a more flexible string;
but I suppose flexibilty may not be everything.
I found the Venice very
Many thanks for this Anthony.
My main motive for asking was the increasing cost of gut (especially fret gut
oddly enough) and Universale's prices seemed very competitive - hence if their
quality was OK then I'd order from them rather than MP or Sofracob or Kurschner
or others. In
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price is your main concern, for whatever
reason, you could look at Banjo strings. Martin Shepherd, I think,
told me he sometimes uses Purr'll Gut Strings for his top string.
Their prices look very cheap, but I don't know about the quality.
Perhaps
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- Original Message -
From: Anthony Hind
To: Martyn Hodgson ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings
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- Original Message -
From: Anthony Hind
To: Martyn Hodgson ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut strings - 'Universale corde musicali'
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price
On 8/24/07 12:49 PM, Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Martyn
I just had a thought. If price is your main concern, for whatever
reason, you could look at Banjo strings. Martin Shepherd, I think,
told me he sometimes uses Purr'll Gut Strings for his top string.
Their prices look very
Toyohiko gave me a .40 Universale string, but I have not yet tried it. He
told me they are made from beef, and they are incredibly strong long
lasting. He uses them as trebles. I was unaware that some were made from
oxen.
David states they are not as warm sounding as sheep gut.
In terms
Andrew, Edward, Stephen and All
I agree whole-heartedly with Edward's message, I am but an amateur,
and in a way amateurs have an advantage over professionals. The
difficulty with gut (as suggested by Ed.) is mainly when a large
concert room fills up with people and the humidity
Rebecca wrote:
I have done some research on the Internet and found AquilaU.S.A. makes
gut and silk strings
Isn't Dan Larson working on silk strings now? His latest addition to the world
of gut strings was his Pistoy which I've heard many good things about.
www.gamutstrings.com
Never mind. Aquila's gut silk is a high tension set for modern guitars.
Aquila won't make low tension silk strings.
PP
- Original Message -
From: Rebecca Banks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:19 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
Dear Paul,
I may be out of date then. I thought I remembered hearing something of this at
the recent LSA festival but I may very well have been recalling an earlier
mention. If anyone in the US is making silk strings it would likely be Dan
since he's already in the string business. I've been
@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:19 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings
August 7th, 2006
Dear Lutenists:
I have done some research on the Internet and found
AquilaU.S.A.
makes
gut and silk
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