On Thu, 22 May 2008, howard posner wrote: > > On May 22, 2008, at 10:02 AM, Peter Nightingale wrote: > >> Am I inviting trouble if I attempt Ed's barrel/blood knot with gut? > > My experience with using leader is that gut is more likely than nylon > to break at the knot eventually, nylon more likely to slip. Neither > problem is serious and you should have lots of trouble-free playing. > Indeed, if you arrange it so the knot rests on the nut, it will > prevent sticking at the nut. Thanks, that's good to know, Peter.
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