On Apr 30, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Alain wrote: > Hi everyone, > When stringing a lute, some people like to cut the strings a little above the > nut and tie them with a knot to some non-elastic material like rope or > synthetic fiber of some kind that is wound to the peg. What are the > advantages of proceeding this way as opposed to just keeping the string whole? > Alain
There are three: 1. It sometimes means you can get an extra string for your money. 2. The leader stretches less than the string material, making for stabler pitch. 3. If you have the knot on the nut, it eliminates sticking at the nut. The disadvantages become obvious the first time a knot comes undone. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
