Dear Anthony
>> I was wondering why my lute maker preferred Lyons on the 4th (as opposed to a Pistoy). He definitely said he thought it preferable. << What I do is plain gut, any brand, up to 1.00. When using Sofracob I use DTT in stead of LNT between 0.70 and 1.00, as they recommend actually. Above 1.00 I prefer Gamut Lyon for strings that need to be a little stiffer, octave strings for example, or strings that are causing buzzing, and Gamut Pistoys for more flexible basses. I had a spare bit of Gamut diapasson string I use next to a normal Gamut Pistoy for the fifth course on an archlute, and it is performing excellently. Good money saver. ;-) >> assumed my lute maker knew the instrument well enough to make those judgement for me. << I grant he knows his instrument. But does he have the same playing experience you have, or even identical technique, fingers not to mention taste? So do experiment. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
