>From what I've seen at LSA seminars, a lot of folks (myself included) do = exactly as you suggest, using a nylon or nylgut chanterelle with the = remainder in gut (Gamut, in my case, which I've been quite satisfied = with). I tried using a nylon string for the 4th course octave on my A = lute, but it was much too bright, so I went back to gut. It doesn't get = nearly the wear that the chanterelle does, in any case.
Guy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Timothy Motz<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=20 To: uqcmeach<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=20 Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>=20 Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Gut strings Hi Caroline, I'm a complete beginner too and only manage a brief practice each day, = and I find that a gut chanterelle will last me for a month, easily=20 (usually -- I just had one break after a couple of weeks, but I think=20 the weather changes had something to do with that). It's also possible to mix string types. I've heard of people with gut = for courses 2-8, but nylon for the first course, where there is the=20 most wear. That keeps the cost down somewhat. Tim On Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 06:30 PM, uqcmeach wrote: > Hello lute-listers. > > =3D20 > > I have found all the discussion and information on gut strings very > interesting. However, stringing with gut may not be a good idea for = =3D > complete > beginners like myself since they don't seem to last very long! > > =3D20 > > How often should one change synthetic strings?=3D20 > > =3D20 > > I'll keep reading all the comments. > > =3D20 > > Kind regards > > =3D20 > > Caroline > > =3D20 > > ************************************************** > > Caroline S. Chamberlain > > Scientific Officer > > Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology > > University of Queensland > > =3D20 > > phone: + 61 7 3365 4606 > > fax: + 61 7 3365 4699 > > =3D20 > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > = http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html<http://www.cs.dart= mouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> > --
