Hi ned! > If I may introduce another "problem" having to do with the nut into this > thread, is binding of the wound strings inevitable? I have lubricated the > slots in the nuts of both lutes with gaphite but still find that the wound > strings tend to bind a bit. When bringing them up to pitch, I generally > take them a bit above pitch and then lower them gradually, but even so, I > often find that the pitch tends to rise over time, indicating that the > tension is higher between the nut and peg than between the nut and bridg= e. > The slots look amply large but perhaps a bit more filing would help.=20 > (Advantage to gut strings here). >=20
What material are your nuts made of? Mine was originally made of ebony.=20 Personally, I had the feeling that the new nut made from bone reacts much=20 friendlier to wound strings.=20 I threw them out nevertheless. The lute looks much prettier now, with all=20 plain strings. :-) With best regards Wolfgang K=FChn =20 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
