Rob=2C Daniel & All:
I agree with Rob that these basses are a good substitute for those who like
their basses to play in tune. The edgy new sound goes away very quickly.
I'm not sure of this but Aquila D series copper wound basses may actually be
manufactured by Savarez. It is very common practice for string suppliers to
just put their label on strings manufactured by a larger company. I don't
think Mimmo bothers to sit in his shop for endless hours and extrude and wind
his own synthetic strings.
Best=2C
Ron Andrico
www.mignarda.com
> Date: Wed=2C 30 Jul 2008 10:40:51 +0100> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC:
> [email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Re: NG
> basses> > I'm not a fan of Pyramid basses=2C preferring Savarez or Kurschner
> instead.> Aquila D strings are equal to the best. They sound too big and
> bright for> the first month=2C but after that they settle down they get an
> almost gut-like> quality while retaining their pitch. They work for me. You
> can hear them on> this website: www.songoftherose.co.uk - Dowland pieces on
> the Renaissance> lute page=2C and some pieces on the Baroque Lute page.> >
> Rob> > 2008/7/30 Daniel Winheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > Great timing- I was
> thinking of outfitting my new archlute with the> > Aquila D strings- Courses
> 14 - 6=2C and realized I had no personal> > knowledge of them or feedback
> from anyone else. Do you know how they> > compare to Savarez copper overspun
> and Pyramid for brightness &> > sustain=3B not to mention that delightfully !
subjective quantity=2C> > "beauty" of tone? Thanks=2C Dan> >> > >No. I started
using them after using gimped basses with gut octaves=2C which> > >had terrible
intonation problems. Compared to them=2C the Aquila D strings> > are> > >near
perfect.> > > > > I use Aquila D - no problems at all.> > >> >> > > > > Rob> >>
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