Dear Luca:
I have tried silk strings by Alexander Raykov on my lute and they are
quite nice. I think the basses are particularly superior to most gut
basses I have tried. I would use them again if I ever got around to
working out the diameters and tension.
Ron Andrico
www.mignarda.com
> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:07:05 +0200
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: [LUTE] Silk strings?
>
> Dear List,
> I know this can sound like a totally silly question, but I was kind
> of impressed by this article
> ([1]http://www.silkqin.com/03qobj/strings/raykovstrings.htm#europe),
> while I was reading a few infos concerning the guqin instrument in
> China.
> Somebody who bravely tried silk strings on her/his lute?
> What the guy writes on his web page seems to suggest that it has not
> been impossible that the "old ones" tried silk strings on their
> instruments...
> Ciao,
> Luca
>
> References
>
> 1. http://www.silkqin.com/03qobj/strings/raykovstrings.htm#europe
>
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