Anthony, Dan Larson's Pistoys cannot be used for the 4th course. .88 is about the smallest size he can possibly make.
ed >I was wondering why my lute maker preferred Lyons on the 4th (as >opposed to a Pistoy). He definitely said he thought it preferable. > >I also note that Aquilla suggests Venice gut on 3rd, 4th and 5th. Are >these closer to Pistoys or to Lyons ( I should do a search on that, >but haven't )? >Could I use Pistoys on 3rd, 4th and 5th, or Lyons on 3rd and 4th and >pistoys on 5th. >Or might Venice on all 3 courses be better? >Perhaps, the status quo is the best solution, or I suppose I should >just experiment, and probably will. Up to now, I have just sort of >assumed my lute maker knew the instrument well enough to make those >judgement for me. > >Regards >Anthony > >Le 10 mars 07 à 10:41, LGS-Europe a écrit : > > > First string: anything between 2 hours and 2 months, depending on > > brand and > > luck. > > Second (and for some people third) course: anything between several > > weeks to > > several months, depending on technique, softness or abrasiveness of > > fingers > > and or nail ends touching strings. > > The rest: years. > > A friend of mine has sweaty hands and suffers from strings turning > > green and > > degrading more quickly. > > > > David > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rebecca Banks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:05 AM > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Gut Lute Strings > > > > > >> > >> March 9th, 2007 > >> > >> Dear Lutenists: > >> > >> Just a short question - with regular playing how long before > >> you must > >> replace gut Lute strings to keep the sound bright? > >> > >> with thanks, > >> > >> Rebecca Banks > >> Tea at Tympani Lane Records > >> www.tympanilanerecords.com > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Explore the seven wonders of the world > >> http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en- > >> US&form=QBRE > >> -- > >> > >> To get on or off this list see list information at > >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >> > > > > > > Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
