Not a gut like mine - two convex surfaces aren't bery compatible.
----- Original Message ----- From: "LGS-Europe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Rastall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:24 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: I've fallen and I can't get up > Welcome all. Lutes are made for gut. > > David > >> On Apr 9, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: >> >>> I am now officially an early music snob. I put gimped gut basses >>> (Larson silvers) on the first 4 lower courses of my 13 course and >>> can't get over the fantastic sound. Now I can't imagine changing >>> back (I hope these puppies last a while). >> >> Count me among the Fallen. I did exactly the same thing myself last >> week! Even just replacing courses 11-13 with Dan's gimped strings >> has transformed the sound. I also replaced all 6 courses of my 6- >> course Venere with gut. Larson strings on a Larson lute: I figured >> that must be a positive combination. The sound is fantastic! I had >> forgotten how beautiful that lute sounds all in gut. >> >> David R >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.rastallmusic.com >> >> >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >
