Hoppy used to use Pyramid strings, but I do not know what his latest preference is. He does soak his overspun strings, in lanolin. I think he puts the lanolin in a cloth, then draws the string through it. The lanolin works itself into the ridges of the overspun string, & dampens the brightness of the string.
ed At 05:26 PM 1/2/2005 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Does anyone know exactly what he does? Does he soak >them for any amount of time or simply rub the lanolin >oil on the strings? > > >CW > > >--- Thomas Schall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As far as I know Hoppy plays Pyramid strings and > > uses oil to get them sound > > "older". > > > > Thomas > > > > Am Sonntag, 2. Januar 2005 15:56 schrieb > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > In a message dated 1/1/2005 10:46:26 AM Eastern > > Standard Time, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > how about lanolin, olive-oil or even (gak!) lard? > > > > > > I have heard that Hopkinson Smith uses lanolin oil > > on overspun bass strings > > > to get a more gut-like sound. > > > > > > Kenneth Be > > > > > > -- > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > > > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > > Thomas Schall > > Niederhofheimer Weg 3 > > D-65843 Sulzbach > > 06196/74519 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. >http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
