> 0.42 on a 67 cm lute in G 440 is ridiculous, you are talking about > 5.2 kg on the top string! You would be much better off tuning it to > F, a tone lower.
Sorry - I was just trying to clarify the physics. I wasn't paying attention to the specific number quoted. By "just try it" I meant just experiment with gut for a top string rather than worrying so extensively in advance about whether it will break. I wasn't endorsing that particular diameter. I'm in the "I barely have time to practice let alone fool around with stringing" camp. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
