Can someone write up a list of things you need to know to try gut strings for the first time?
I know gut strings need tuning more often. And I know you need spare chanterelles and maybe also spare octaves for the fourth course. What is the max nut-to-bridge distance for gut strings at A=415? I have a 7-course Renaissance lute. I guess all 13 strings should be gut? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
