Jon--
You wrote:
>I find that the Nylgut octave strings in the lower registers take a bit longer to
>>"stretch out" and
maintain pitch than the treble Nylguts - is that common >experience, or do I have
slippage in my pegs that I
haven't noticed? I would be >logical that the thicker Nylgut there might take longer
to decide its pitch,
but I ask >your experience.
I use Nylgut on many of my courses, and it seems to me that the thinner ones
take to longer stretch.
Another interesting thing with the Nylgut: my Fletcher 59 cm 8-course in g came with
a 0.42 Nylgut
chanterelle. When I spoke to Olav Cris Henriksen of Boston Catlines about
replacements, he suggested using
a 0.44, because the Nylgut thins a little as it stretches, more noticeably so on the
thinner strings. I
tried it, and it works fine, with the chanterelle retaining a little more brightness
throughout its life.
>It is a slow process, but it is a work of love.
Glad to hear you are enjoying working on your lute. I built a hurdy-gurdy
that required lots of
adjustments as it settled in, restringing, reshaping bridges, what have you. And I
enjoyed every pain in
the ass minute of it!
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lute List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: More advice, if you please
