Interesting. On my 7-course lute, the octave on the fifth course was way too
bright and prominent. Trying a number of different diameters did not solve
the problem. So, I finally opted for a plain gut unison to go with the
gimped string that I already had. They turn out to balance very nicely with
each other. I wonder whether anyone else uses such a combination also.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Winheld" <dwinh...@comcast.net>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 7:07 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Swedish violin/lute picture - ID/date
Just for comparison with the cello strings- a close up of my vihuela,
7th course fundamental D, (a = 409) 1.52 mm. First generation loaded
gut from Mimmo Peruffo. 6th course G, one string is a Dan Larson
Pistoy, 1.39 mm. (Had to use a gimp for the unison, all that was
available when I could no longer tolerate the octave string).
Granted, these strings are only a 4th apart, but still look similar in
size.
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa44/danwinheld/?action=view¤t=Strings.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/yatt2yv
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