On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote: > One thing I have pondered: do pros keep a set of strings that has already > been stretched?
Gut doesn't need stretching, it's up to tension within minutes. But as the chantarelle is prone to breaking, I keep a spare 0.40mm in the pocket of every concert jacket I have. One more air travel tip: sheet music in hand luggage. I can play in a borrowed suit, but without my music ... Strings in the normal suitcase, as they can be taken out of your hand luggage (what do they think we're up to with strings on an airplane: strangle the pilot or have a gut-bondage session with the stewardess?) David -- ******************************* David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
