On Friday 21 May 2004 18:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Tom, you need to give more information. What kind of strings are on your lute? PVF, Nylon, gut, nylgut? What's the tension on the strings? If it's nylgut count on anything between one second and a several months. If it's gut count it's one second OR anything between a week and a month for the top string (with gut you feel and see the string getting to its end if it didn't break rightaway), the others will last (much) more, depending on tension. My experience with pvf is at least several months to years and I had only to replace topstrings a few times a year. Perhaps the tension is a little bit high for your d string. Calculate it if you know diameter and stringlength (Arto has an online stringcalculator, or use basic physics formula's). Check for sharp edges, although if it last 6 months I would not complain... (I need to replace my d-strings (gut) within the coming 2 weeks and they are just 3 weeks old!) Taco
> I realise it's not an exact science, but is anyone able to say > approximately how long a lute string could/should last before it snaps? One > of my D-strings has gone now, is at the most six months old. Is that > normal, or should I take my instrument back to the luthier who made it for > me and ask him to have a look? The strings on my guitar rarely snap. They > are thicker, but nonetheless, to go after a few months seems a bit much to > this beginner. Thanks in advance for any replies, cheers > > Tom
