Oh, thanks. But everyone I showed it to at the harp festival today was surprised and impressed, as I am myself. I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would.
Unfortunately, it is only on loan. But I might not be at home when the guy comes to collect it! I also don't know how long I have it for. Rob www.robmackillop.net On 6 Apr 2013, at 21:57, David van Ooijen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Round ones... >>> >>> OK. I'm not prepared to give a well-researched answer, mainly because the >>> instrument just arrived yesterday. The first three courses are gut, and the >>> rest are nylgut core, copper wound. Probably lute strings. > > Thanks. I love the sound you made on it, a lot fuller than I would > have expected from such a small and thin box. Hence my question. But > .. let's be fair, you can get a full and round sound out of any box > with any kind of strings. :-) > > David > > > > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [email protected] > www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
