David
I was told there were two distributers: one is Strinbel, http://
www.stringbelstrings.com/eng.htm, the other is /DAddario, http://
namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM07/Content/DAddario/PR/T2-Strings.html.
I think these last were the ones he tried.
But I also see something similar at http://www.guitarsint.com/
detail.cfm/id/333, Galli Genius Titanio Strings. They are probably
all the same, but I can't guarantee that.
I don't know what diameters and tensions are available.
I notice that this material also exists for tennis rackets, perhaps
it was first developed there.
It is possible that they might be an acceptable substitute for gut on
a top string when conditions are not good. Personally, I tend to use
nylgut for this, but they do stretch and often become a little thin
and false. For that reason, as you know, some lutists substitute
nylon for nylgut in that position, but personally, I don't like the
nylon sound. Perhaps, these Nylon-Titan strings may be better
sounding than nylon, and not stretch like nylgut. I have not tried
them myself, as yet.
However, I believe they are a rather strange colour.
regards
Anthony
Le 23 sept. 07 à 06:26, David Tayler a écrit :
> Where do we get the titanium nylon strings?
> dt
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>
> 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
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