> to share their experience with nylgut. It seems that those experiences =
> have been overwhelmingly positive

I think only those that like nylgut have responded. No offence, but I
strongly dislike it. I dislike the tone colour, the falseness in high
positions, the unreliability of pitch (uneven streching), and the feel. For
me it is a 'dead'
string: no character and the worst characteristics of nylon (plastics feel
and uneven strechting) and gut (falseness)
combined. Perhaps it is the best thing after gut, but it is no comparison,
it doesn't even come close. But as I said: no offence to those that are
happy with it, this is just my
experience, and, admittedly this is limited to three years nylgut on a
romantic guitar, the occasional try on a renaissance lute and what I see and
hear weekly from my lute pupils playing on nylgut. Many of which, by the
way, are changing to gut, these days. :-)

David


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