Calling all you gut string players out there: With all the discussion of gut strings recently on the list and listening to Jacob Heringman's magnificent Siena Lute Book CD, I've been tempted (after a gap of about 12 years) to return to all-gut stringing. So my question is:
Who manufactures the best (strongest, truest) gut trebles? I'm finding Sofracob very good for thicker strings (2nd course down) but haven't any thinner ones to try at the moment. The nice thing about the Sofracob strings is if you run them through your fingers they are really smooth - no lumps and bumps - and they are true on the instrument. They are also cheap - with a 3m length you get three strings out of a length. Please reply off list if you want to say anything libellous about any of the manufacturers, otherwise please keep it on the list so everyone can benefit from your experience. Thanks, Martin To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
