I was being lazy. He doesn't mention seconds, rather heart beats, if I
remember correctly. Hopefully someone can supply the original.
Rob
On 8 Jan 2017, at 18:54, Christopher Wilke <[1]chriswi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Hi Rob,
What exactly is the quote in Mersenne about the 20 second sustain?
Although my French is very poor, I've attempted to find it to no avail.
Chris
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On Sunday, January 8, 2017, 10:59 AM, Rob MacKillop
<[3]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a very short video comparing the sustain time of a new Aquila
Loaded Nylgut string and a Savarez copper-wound nylon-silk core bass
string.
[1][4]https://youtu.be/8FVJMk_Xjv0
My ears hear better than the microphone, and the useable sustain on
the
Aquila string is 4 seconds, while the Savarez is a long 8 seconds.
With the Savarez, you will be required to stop pretty much every note
you play in the bass. With the Aquila, less so.
The Aquila do remind me of gut basses. I used to have an 11c
completely
strung in gut, and these loaded nylgut strings are very, very close.
On the other hand...Mersenne says his basses sustain for almost 20
seconds!!!
I'll stick with the Aquila.
Rob
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