1. Hang the string from a hook or door handle, attach an object on the other end which weighs approximately the same as the tension when tuned up on the lute.
2. Take a rag or paper towel (folded up) and squeeze a bit of Crazy Glue on it. 3. Quickly pass the ‘moistened’ part of the rag down the string from the top to the bottom end, so as to distribute the glue to penetrate. NB Avoid getting your fingers stuck with the glue, if stuck then acetone will dissolve it. 4. Unattach the string and install it on the lute. PS This method was suggested to me by Eliott Chapin. Miles > On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:52 PM, Mathias Rösel <mathias.roe...@t-online.de> > wrote: > > Almond oil, rather. > > Mathias > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag > von Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Januar 2018 18:50 > An: Leonard Williams > Cc: Lute List > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: String tech > > I believe some people put a dab of glue and quickly run their fingers > on the string to glue the stray fibres onto the string > > 2018-01-19 12:45 GMT-05:00 Leonard Williams <[1]arc...@verizon.net>: > > Has anyone come up with a technique to increase the life of gut > trebles? (besides switching to synthetics!) I get stray fibers > very shortly after installing oneâstill playable but the tone and > intonation suffer. > Thanks! > Leonard Williams > To get on or off this list see list information at > [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:arc...@verizon.net > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
