Thank you to you all for your answers. I wrote to Alexander and really hope he joins this thread.
Don't you think that the famous string picture in Robert Dowland book would make more sense if it shows a silk screen? And what about frequent contacts between Italy and China in the XVI century (Matteo Ricci, etc.)? I am really tempted to think that silk "gut" basses could much better explain the complex poliphony in Francesco and others, than thick, dead-sounding sheep gut basses, whose sound last for no longer than a blink. Well, I am ready for your well informed "flames" :-) Luca ------Messaggio originale------ Da: Bernd Haegemann Mittente:[email protected] A:Lute List A:Luca Manassero Oggetto: [LUTE] Re: Silk strings? Inviato: 21 Ago 2010 05:13 I think Alexander is really an expert. If he doesn't appear soon in this thread you could write to him directly [email protected] best wishes Bernd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luca Manassero" <[email protected]> To: "Lute List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:07 PM 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 > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Luca http://liuti.manassero.net
