Hi Wolfgang,
The nut on each of my lutes looks like ivory or bone - pure white. Do I take it then that you use gut strings now? The sound and feel of gut is addictive, I think. Unfortunately, the set of gut strings that I have is too light in tension. Before ordering another set, I want to be sure I can arrive at the right thickness/tension. I know that there are charts giving equivalent tensions among different strings, and will have to consult them. I currently have a set of strings on one lute which seem about right for me, but they came on the instrument and I don't know their gauges. I have a micrometer but it's in thousands-of-an-inch rather than mm; I think I need to purchase one in mm. For anyone buying a recorder to record themselves, I would emphasize that the sound quality you are able to hear is very much dependent on what you play back through. Good headphones aren't cheap but are a good investment. Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
