However, gut lasts a great long time (if you don't fray the finer strings with nail or quill in the kinds of quirky applications I sometimes expect of it). It is especially long-lived compared to metal-wound basses. In the long term, it may work out to be more economical depending upon your own playing style. ...And gut almost certainly makes a more substantial acoustic difference in contrast to metal-wound strings in the basses. Perhaps start with a handful of bass strings to experiment. Personally, I love Gamut's gimped-gut basses. As mentioned, I make use of almost any string material to which I can lay hands and feel no shame for it.
Best, Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Garry Warber > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Double fret loops > > I resemble that description... :-) Oaf is accurate also. You know, you > guys almost have me trying gut, but they are so dang expensive! I get a > complete 8-course set for less than sixteen dollars in nylon. Gut, > besides > the fact it's animal guts, is priced beyond my practical means... > Garry > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Samson > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Double fret loops > PS This knot also works very well with nylon frets (for the > philistines among us . . . ;o) > From: Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]> > To: William Samson <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
