I usually just order the fretgut from Pyramid. The smaller sizes of regualr strings are so reasonably priced from Dan Larson that I sometimes use strings, not fretgut. They generally have better guages from end to end. I haven't tried the Kuerschner...let me know dt
At 11:23 PM 9/7/2010, you wrote: >I find the quality of the fretgut of Kuerschner quite acceptable. >Have a look at http://www.kuerschner-saiten.de >They have all the gauges. > >Op 8 sep 2010, om 00:55 heeft Sam Chapman het volgende geschreven: > > > Dear lutelist, > > Sofracob used to make great fretgut: strong, consistant (I even used it > > as a string in several emergencies!), available in long lengths, and > > cheap. Now that it's no longer available, does anyone know a good > > alternative? I've tried Aquila but the gut was hopelessly soft and wore > > out or broke very quickly. Old strings can work, but sometimes they are > > worn down too much or weakened, and there are always a few guages I > > don't have... > > Any tips? > > Thanks a lot, > > Sam > > -- > > Sam Chapman > > Oetlingerstrasse 65 > > 4057 Basel > > (0041) 79 530 39 91 > > -- > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
