Or you can just use them for about 20 years. They get pretty dull by then. On Feb 21, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Herbert Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
> > One often hears that overspun strings > sustains too long, compared with gut strings. > > Thus it seems strange that I've never > seen anyone damp overspun strings with > foam rubber. > > Is is easy to control the amount > of damping by using dampers of different sizes, > or by sliding dampers farther or closer > to the bridge. > > Strings damped this way don't sound like gut, > but for some pieces I find them a significant > improvement. > > If you're lucky enough to have yellow > foam rubber instead of pink, the dampers > will match the soundboard rather well. > > Alternatively, there are also opportune times, > notably at the end of pieces, when you can damp > a string with your thumb to good effect. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
