> (Note that, in addition to his researches into historical strings, >he is also one of our leading makers of synthetics!)
And thank God for that. I've bought far more type "D" and Nylgut (and now also have his apparently more "gut like" type DE copper overspuns on order) for my strange archlute, which is too short for workable gut diapasons, than I have gut from him. I do look forward to the day I can outfit the old Baroque lute in a nice, fashionable set of Loaded Guts, but that won't be for a while. And for the record, I will string my lute with irradiated pasta and dead snakes rather than cease to play because of mere stringing issues. And of course all others are free to do the same; whether or not there is such a thing as "free will" in the universe, or is it all pre-determined? (lurching into Lute Bar ramblings- single malt Scotch with that stout for me.) Dan >Everyone is free to choose a sound that they like, of course, but >making blanket performance proclamations (as others in this thread >have done) on the basis of admittedly impartial knowledge leads down >dangerous paths. > >> Other than that, I agree- let's meet down at the old Lute >> Bar for > > drinks. I'll buy the first round. > >I'll take you up on that. Make mine a stout! > >Chris -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
