Where do we get the titanium nylon strings? dt
At 10:47 AM 9/22/2007, you wrote: > Fran=E7ois Pizette on the French list is reporting that on his >archlute, the low density of titanium nylon strings allows a larger >diameter on the treble course (larger than KF, for example) of a lute >strung at least partly in synthetics ; and that this gives a warmer >tone, because of the greater contact with the fingers. He would be >using KF up to the 3rd course, and then titanium nylon on the 2c and >1c. Previously, he has also tried Perlon, but he says, this is more >metallic. > >Has anyone, here, used these strings? I must admit, I had never heard >of them, but I have been concentrating on gut. He also mentions in >passing Amnesia, a type of string, I have either never heard of, or >instantly forgotten. > >He gives the relative density of various strings as follows: >gut 1.36 >nylon: 1.12 >KF pvf:1.81 >nylgut:1.3 >amnesia:0,95 >perlon:1.22 >titaniumHT:1.04 >Regards >Anthony > >PS The other day, I heard some special CNRS synthetic strings made by >Charles Besnainou (ex of Savarez, I think) on a bass lute by Michael >Lowe belonging to Remi Cassaigne. Unfortuantely, I do not know this >sort of lute (which seemed enormous), to be able to judge the sound. >He reported that, before they are put on the lute, these strings are >about 9" long. They must be extremely elastic, and it is probably >rather difficult to predict their pulling power. >Regards >Anthony >-- > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
