Hello to All! My sincere thanks to all who took the time to respond to my e-mail and = to share their experience with nylgut. It seems that those experiences = have been overwhelmingly positive, and I am encouraged to try it next = time I change strings.
To Leonard Williams in particular: my original problem was with the = g-string of my 10-course lute. I was doing some home recording and = though the instrument sounded fine live, that particular string had a = very unpleasant "ping" on the recordings. I have used a Gamut T46 gut, = Pyramid 0,450, Savarez NN 47, and Pyramid 0,475 and am most satisfied = with the last of these, though I have yet to try a nylgut string. = Perhaps this next point falls into the stupid-lute-trick category, but = my lute builder recommended putting a small piece of masking tape on the = top string next to the bridge to mute that "ping" sound. I wrap a piece = of masking tape about 1/16 of an inch wide around it, and it has worked = amazingly well. Once again, thanks to all who responded. I very much appreciate the = helpful information. Best regards, Stephen Arndt --
