They are not as bright as Pyramid, and they are similar in sound to Savarez, in my opinion. As far as "beauty" of tone, I do not think of them as different from other wound strings.
ed At 12:36 AM 7/30/2008 -0700, Daniel Winheld wrote: >Great timing- I was thinking of outfitting my new archlute with the >Aquila D strings- Courses 14 - 6, 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; not to mention that delightfully subjective quantity, >"beauty" of tone? Thanks, Dan > > >No. I started using them after using gimped basses with gut octaves, which > >had terrible intonation problems. Compared to them, the Aquila D strings are > >near perfect. > > > > I use Aquila D - no problems at all. > >> > > > > > Rob > >-- > > > >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. >Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1578 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 >5:13 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
