Bruno I have tried Aquila varnished strings: sharp sound, as can be epected with varnish. Not so beautiful, then, but a little stronger. Oiled Aquilas my friend has tried and he likes them. The oil makes them a little dull, though, but also stronger, the oil is supposed to keep the frays stuck to the string or keep it from fraying altogether? I've tried Savarez oiled gut on my 19th c. guitar and I loved them: very smooth sound, very good feel. But a guitar has a higher string tension, so it's not quite comparable, I suppose.
david **************************** David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl **************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruno Correia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:39 AM Subject: [LUTE] Gut > Dear all, > > Does anybody has tried Aquila gut strings? I'd like to know the difference > between varnished and oiled strings. > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
