> The *Modern Gut* is ground to make it regular, round > and smooth and the same diameter all along its length.
Some string makers do that, yes. Others don't. Dan Larson for example has a long cutting table and cuts the raw material by hand, following the fibers of the gut. So his trebles don't break so quickly, as the fibres are not cut through. Perhaps that's why he uses less glue (? I think), which in turn make the string fray more. Kürschner gets his guts pre-cut, as I understand it, but correct me if I'm wrong, and to make up for the broken fibres he uses more glue or whatever it is to hold the string together. I'm sure I've got all the details wrong here, but the cutting table and cutting the gut by hand is true at least. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
