Both of these views have their own merits. I personally agree with David, as I am an all gut player, at the moment (I have flip flopped many times, but now, gut is my choice). But, Leonard has had his successes with nylgut.
Nylgut can be most useful, especially in the hot humid months of summer. But, nothing can beat the sound, feel, and musicality of gut. The "deadness" referred to is real. But, it comes down to what is most important to the musician. Good...... no, great sound vs. practicality. Gut is the winner, hands down, for sound, where nylgut "may be" more stable & less fussy. For the player who wants, above all else, fantastic sound, gut is the best option. However, there are many of us who do not want to be bothered with tuning, preparation, changing frayed strings, etc. For the past few years, I have not had any difficulty with gut staying in tune, as I have in the past. Both views have merit, as said. There is a time & place for each type of string, and preference is the deciding factor. ed martin At 06:08 PM 5/25/04 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >David-- > First--I'm not trying to sell nylgut or any other material--just > trying to sort out some parameters and effects. > You wrote "For me it is a 'dead' string.." >When I first got my lute, strung in nylgut, I thought it sounded a bit on >the dead side. However, when I retuned in meantone, it woke right >up! So--does gut perhaps have a "broader bandwidth" of sympathetic >vibration such that it naturally sounds better in any particular tuning >mode? Or perhaps my idea of undead is not what it should/could be? >I've stayed away from gut because the area where I live is subject to >large variations in humidity, and I wanted to spare myself excessive >tuning. Nylgut seems to do the trick for me. > >Regards, >Leonard > >============================================================ >From: LGS-Europe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2004/05/25 Tue AM 01:16:16 EDT >To: Stephen Arndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lute net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Nylgut > >============================================================ > > >-- Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
