I wonder what is left of the original idea of playing instruments, built as the original ones were built, with historically informed technique. Single strung archlutes, foldable theorbos, short theorbos strung with wound strings, instruments with different vibrating lengths always tuned to 440 even stretching the physical limits of the instrument itself, synthetic strings not even close to gut and even fishing lines, amplifiers, mechanical pegs, pop music played on the lute... Oh well... :-(
Francesco > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Per > conto di Andreas Nachtsheim > Inviato: mercoledì 30 agosto 2017 07:22 > A: Edward Martin <edvihuel...@gmail.com> > Cc: Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de>; George Arndt > <george.ar...@hotmail.com>; lutelist Net <Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Oggetto: [LUTE] Re: KF vs. new Aquila bass strings > > Hello all.... > > the name of the Japanese brand is 'Seaguar' (made by Kureha) and they > produce lots of different carbon fishing line. I made real good experiences > with their 'orange line' of Fluorocarbon line - this goes up to .91, but the > thicker ones (more than .52) are not easy to get in Europe. Their black label > called 'Grand Max' is also very good (up to .52) Other brands (available in > different diameters) I use are 'Gamakatsu G-Line' or 'Stroft' > > Andreas > > > > > Am 30.08.2017 um 01:49 schrieb Edward Martin <edvihuel...@gmail.com>: > > > > Very interesting indeed. Among the very first users of carbon strings > > is Toyohiko Satoh, and the original company was called I think Seagar, > > or something like that. They are a Japanese manufacturer of fishing > > line. So, all who use carbon are using fishing line. > > ed > > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Tristan von Neumann > > <[1]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > > Hi George! > > Thanks for sharing your experience! I was exactly looking for that > > answer, but no one had attempted full stringing on a Renaissance > > lute and I forgot. > > What would you use for a 62cm Renaissance Lute 7c on G=415 or 432 > > Hz? > > I'd be interested in a list and manufacturers, preferably those > > available in Europe. > > I thought monofilaments were thinner, the chanterelle was like .33mm > > from Pyramid Strings. That could be a little hard on the holes. > > I also don't want to damage my lute by overstringing it... > > Thanks for the hint! > > > > Am 29.08.2017 um 14:25 schrieb George Arndt: > > > > Hello fellow lute players: > > I have been using salt water monofilament fishing line on my lutes > > for > > the past three years with satisfactory results. The only exception > > being the 7th course on Renaissance lutes and the diapasons on my > > Baroque lute that are wound with metal. I matched the diameter and > > length of the original strings with fishing line. If a string was > > easily broken I use a larger diameter to replace it. If peg > > friction > > was a inadequate, I decrease string diameter and replace that > > string. > > If a string slapped the fingerboard I used a larger diameter when > > I replace it. One nice advantage is mono-filament strings may be > > pigmented and this helped me as I was learning to play. After three > > years I am satisfied with the result. It cost $120 for a lifetime > > supply of strings for my seven lutes. > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
