-----Original Message-----
From: Eugene C. Braig IV [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:39 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Carbon strings?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:01 PM
> To: Roman Turovsky
> Cc: Paul Kieffer; EUGENE BRAIG IV; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Carbon strings?
>
>
> > A question to all ye carbon experts:
> > What is the difference between LINE and LEADER, for our lutenistic
> > purposes?
> > RT
>
> The difference is most easily understood in the idiom of the
> marketplace
> for which they are originally intended - fishing.
>
> Line is constant diameter thruout the spool.
>
> Leaders are often tapered in various manners to influence casting
> behavior.
>
> --
> Dana Emery
[Eugene C. Braig IV]
Depends a little on the situation. Fluorocarbon fly fishing leader
material is often sold in small spools (well, small compared to spools of
monofilament lines: 25 yards is common to fluorocarbon leader material)
of
consistent and non-tapered diameter. So sold, the material is intended
to
be cut from the spool as needed and tied between line and fly. It thus
would need to be of consistent diameter for cut pieces to perform
consistently.
Fly lines are also very often tapered to affect casting. Beyond the fly
line and leader, each of which are sometimes tapered (as mentioned by
Dana) and both of which must be cast, is usually some backing material
which is of consistent diameter and usually only engaged if a fish runs
out the line.
Fly line or backing is NOT appropriate string material, but many spooled
fluorocarbon fly leader brands and spooled fluorocarbon lines
manufactured
for other fishing techniques are suitable.
Fluorocarbon line or leader, if sold by spools of consistent diameter
(i.e., if NOT tapered) are functionally equivalent as string material.
If
a 25-yd spool of fluorocarbon leader is labeled with a single diameter,
you can expect that diameter to be consistent for the length of the
spool.
If individually packaged leaders are tapered, it will say so on the
package.
I have used a few brands (not remotely exhaustive) and found those spools
packaged as fly fishing leader material to be of better functionality as
string material, but they tend to be more expensive. The only brand of
fluorocarbon line I have tried is Berkley Vanish, and I found it to fray
too quickly under continuous tension as instrument strings. (I think
somebody else posted to the list some time ago regarding Berkley Vanish
who did not share my poor experience with the stuff.)
Best,
Eugene
