Hi Eugene, Yes I've used bow brand harp gut for my 19th century guitar and I like it. If you play with nails, the polished gut can be very pleasant and prevents that sound of the nail sliding on the string. In my experience, the sound is darker than nylgut, but brighter than nylon. I've also tried them on my theorbo and they sound nice, but a bit too dark for my needs as a continuo player. They also sound darker than the handmade gut strings I have on my theorbo. I think they're a really great budget alternative to handmade gut. They're particularly nice as fretted strings since they can be replaced at much less cost than handmade gut strings. For players who use nails and are used to playing on nylon strings, bow brand gut can be nice since they can be used without having to alter the player's technique. Hope that's useful! Warner
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 6:18 PM Braig, Eugene <[1]brai...@osu.edu> wrote: I know 19th-c. guitar activity on this list has been sparse in recent years. Still . . . I have a ca. 1850 Legnani-model guitar by Gebrüder Placht. A friend who uses Bow Brand "natural gut" harp string trebles and gave me a set to try. I've just strung the instrument, tuned it up at A = 430, and am pleased thus far. The strings are highly polished and remarkable transparent. Do any of you happen to have any experience with this line of strings in a fretted-neck context? Best, Eugene 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:brai...@osu.edu 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html