> Le 10 mars 07 à 21:51, Edward Martin a écrit : > > 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
Yes, I note that most lutists only use them on open courses. It seems that if they are not stopped, this is less of a problem. There was also an indication on Dan Larsen's site that careful orientation and positioning of loaded strings could be helpful in counteracting their falseness. At one time, Dan Larsen mentioned that he would be selling tungsten loaded strings, and tungsten wound strings. they never seem to have been commercialized. http://www.gamutstrings.com/calculators/calculator.htm "Tungsten Dense Gut: This string is made with the Pistoy twist with tungsten metal dust infused into the gut in order to add weight to the string. Therefore these strings are thinner than the equivalent weight of plain gut and the Pistoy construction insures maximum flexibility. For a table of Tungsten Dense Gut string weights and approximate actual diameter, click here. These strings require special handling for installation. Because the distribution of the metal dust throughout the string cannot be regulated exactly, there are sometimes false sections within the full length. Therefore a technique has been developed to chose the best part of the string to install on the instrument to insure the best and most true section for playing. This process is described on the page "Installing Dense Gut strings"" Regards Anthony To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
