Thanks, David. I shall give them a try. I did e-mail Universale. ed
At 07:50 AM 11/23/2008 +0100, David van Ooijen wrote: >On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Edward Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Ones, > > > > I have heard from a few sources that Universale strings are much longer > > lasting as trebles, compared to any brand of lamb or sheep gut. Some claim > > that a treble lasts 4-6 months! I just made an inquiry on their web site, > > in terms of availability of these strings. > > > > I am interested in trying 0.42 or 0.4 size. > > > > Does anyone have experience with these strings? > >Yes, I do. > > > > 1. Do they sound as good as sheep gut? If not, are they at least better > > sounding than nylon or nylgut? > > >I prefer the sound of Kathedrale, also _very_ long lasting, but some >do disagree about here. Universale is _much_ better than nylon, it >sounds like gut, feels like gut, tatstes like ... it is gut! > > > > > > 2. Are they indeed much longer lasting than sheep gut? > > >Much, much longer indeed. They make sheep's gut string too. It's not >just cow's. I've recently ordered a sheep's set of 0.40. But the cow >ones won't break, so no chance to test yet. > > >David > >-- >******************************* >David van Ooijen >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.davidvanooijen.nl >******************************* > > > >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 - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1806 - Release Date: 11/22/2008 >6:59 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
