I recently ordered strong trebles from Mimmo Peruffo.
The ones that Mimmo says are as strong as nylon.
If I recall corectly, on a 60cm G lute they can stand
being tuned up to higher C.
They have not been available for the last year or so,
but they are now back in stock.
I have only had them on my lute for a week so I can't
state for certain that they have the same durability
as Unversale strings, but I would expect that to be so.
They tuned up exceptionally quickly, and there after
needed very little retensing.
They also seem very true, but are perhaps brighter than
Kathedrale, although, the initial brightness softens slightly,
or you get used to it quickly.
Kathedrale last about two months which is quite good really,
and they do have a mellow sound.
However, my lute playing neighbour, however, actually preferred this
one to Kathedrale,
saying he very much liked their clarity. So it is also a question of
personal taste, and playing expectation. He told me he liked a treble
to stand out and have a strong sound.
I checked with Mimmo as to whether they were generally available,
and he told me they are now standard from 38 to 48.
Of course some string sellers may still be stocking the previous strings
so you could check with them, or order them directly from Mimmo.
I agree that the loaded strings are expensive, but to my mind worth
the effort (as Daniel implies) especially for an 11c lute, where
thicker basses are a real
problem. Gimped are good, but quite bright, and probably better
on a dark larger bodied 13c lute, unless you want to try half wound
on these.
Anthony
Le 25 nov. 08 à 04:43, Daniel Winheld a écrit :
They are not dedicated to lute- they simply make BY FAR the
strongest, most durable treble strings I have ever used - in my case,
a pair of .42 mm (perfectly true and in tune with each other) that I
put on my vihuela, a close copy of the Chambure artifact by Harris &
Barber. Got them in June, and only this past week is one of them
beginning to shred. That is the only string I get for the lute from
them; as they are expensive. I did get three strings for my bass
viol, very good on that instrument too.
I imagine that they would be useful for courses all the way down to
the 4th & octaves, but the expense does not justify it- and for
sound, those durable trebles are not quite as sweet as the more
delicate strings. No free lunch! -Anyway, I have no issues or
complaints about courses from the second on down that I get from the
dedicated lute string specialists. Except the ungodly price of
Mimmo's current line up of loaded strings; but the trouble it takes
him to make one they are by no means overpriced.
As I told Ed Martin, check the Universale home page carefully for the
sentence that says they can indeed make strings as thin as 0.36 mm.
That's thin. -Dan
I checked Universale's website, do they have lute strings? I saw
strings only for bowed instruments...
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