I do not know, as I have not used Baldock strings, and I am unfamiliar with Aquila gut, with exception of the loaded strings, which I dislike, as they are false.
ed At 07:04 PM 3/10/2007 +0100, Anthony Hind wrote: >Dear David and Ed > > >> 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 > > > > > > >Yes, I know, I was being lazy, or rather as my lute was quite young, >only a year and a bit old, I was really waiting for it to settle in; >and also, I did not want to begin changing strings while the present >ones were new, in particular the lower strings which are quite >expensive. I am now in more of a mood fro experimentation. >However, it does seem as though, he made the right choice within >Gamut/Larsen > > > > > Dan Larson's Pistoys cannot be used for the 4th course. .88 is > > about the > > smallest size he can possibly make. > > > > ed > > > >Right, so he probably chose Lyons for the fifth for the extra >stiffness, and he couldn't use either Pistoy or Lyon for the 4th as >neither exists at 73. >(I notice that he can only make Lyon down to 1,00mm) > >Do you have any idea of the difference between Aquilla : Venice, and >Larsen : Lyon or Pistoy, because the Venice can be made down to 70. > >It would, in fact, be possible to use Venice both on the 4th course >and the 5th course. In fact even on the 3rd down to the 5th, >according to Lynda Sayce http://www.floxflorum.com/materials2.php > >Aquila describes Venice as double twist (I don't know whether that >implies two elements).. >Larsen says Lyon "is twisted in one direction to a high degree for >the optimum combination of durability and flexibility." >Pistoy "Our reproduction is made of three strands of gut twisted in >one direction and then the three combined together by twisting in the >other direction" > >Sounds as though the Venice may have two elements, the Lyon, one and >the Pistoy three. > >Have you had any experience with Venice? Is it a good idea to look in >that direction? >How do Nick Baldoock's pistoy equivalents compare with Gamut or Venice? > >Regards >Anthony > > > > > > >Le 10 mars 07 à 15:15, LGS-Europe a écrit : > > > > 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 > > Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
