Dear all, In fact, Baroco strings here in Paris is supplied by Toro - a bit more expensive than Toro, but they are easier to deal with in my experience and in that of others - especially for small orders (under 250 Euros). See:
http://www.freewebs.com/baroco/ I have tried their beef and sheep top strings, and like them both. I find the beef last a bit longer. They are a bit more fundamental to my ear than the sheep, which can be good or bad depending on your taste or the repertoire you are playing. That said.... (and this is entirely personal) The best top strings I have come across in terms of both sound and longevity are sheep strings by Nick Baldock in Germany - mind, I think he does some strings in beef too, but he didn't have the gauges I needed for beef tops last time I checked. Toodle pip, Benjamin On 18 March 2011 11:14, Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many thanks for this David. > > We have indeed discussed them before but I recall little in the way of > pratical experience so your report is very interesting. > > When you say the sound is a bit sharp do you mean it has a predominance > of upper partials? With many instructions from the early 16th century > onwards telling us to play close to the bridge, perhaps this is the > sort of edgy sound they wanted? > > Do you buy these direct or through a stockist or shop? I've always > been reluctant to try them since I thought they needed a fairly large > order before supplying direct to small customers. > > Martyn > --- On Fri, 18/3/11, David van Ooijen <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: David van Ooijen <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Beef gut strings > To: "lute" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 18 March, 2011, 9:51 > > On 18 March 2011 09:03, Martyn Hodgson <[1][email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Universale, part of a larger Italian group, has been offering these > for > > some time (I wonder if trhey're the same?) but I've never seen > reports > As does Toro. I've been using these for some years now. A bit sharpish > in sound - they're varnished - good for continuo, not as nice for > solo. We've had discussions about these strings on the list before. > Authenticity, how many of the gut strings sold as sheep are actually > cow anyway, differences in sound. The usual. > David > -- > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [2][email protected] > www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > To get on or off this list see list information at > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. http://uk.mc263.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected] > 2. http://uk.mc263.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected] > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- Dr Benjamin A. Narvey Institute of Musical Research School of Advanced Study University of London t +33 (0) 1 44 27 03 44 p/m +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 Site web/Website: www.luthiste.com
