Toyohiko gave me a .40 Universale string, but I have not yet tried it. He told me they are made from beef, and they are incredibly strong & long lasting. He uses them as trebles. I was unaware that some were made from oxen.
David states they are not as warm sounding as sheep gut. In terms of the gourd banjo strings, PURLL gut, they are the strings formerly made for Donna Curry. They are the cheapest, and goos sounding gut trebles. ed At 09:13 PM 8/24/2007 +0200, LGS-Europe wrote: > > Has anybody experience of strings by this specialist Italian company > > offering 'Highest quality ram's and ox's gut strings for Renaissance, > > Baroque and Classical performance'? > > >I often use their 0.40mm gut as first course on my archlutes as they are >_very_ strong. But the sound is not as mild as I would like for solo >playing. For continuo they are fine, but for my solo lutes, or programmes >with solo music on my archhlutes, I prefer other maker's gut strings with >more warmth. Universale strings are varnished, but squeecking soon stops. > >David > > >**************************** >David van Ooijen >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.davidvanooijen.nl >**************************** > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.4/969 - Release Date: 8/23/2007 >4:04 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
