[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Stringing
Well, I can add a few informations There are no production problems it shelf. I had an extruder broken so I was obliged to wait the time to fix it. After that I finished the raw material. I received it a week ago. They has more amplitude in the vibration whose problem is mostly because one should compensate the lack of tension when the strings are under tension. In practice they became thinner that any wound strings. In short, if the equivalent gut by calculation is 145 I raccomand to install a 150 instead. So under tension the final gauge will be the suitable one. Yes, there is no problem to switch to a more stiffer plastic blend. The problem is that we lost a bit of brightness. Is it a good idea ? I do not know, people has the wound strings sound in comparation. Take care Mimmo Peruffo > Il giorno 01 feb 2017, alle ore 23:34, Matthew Daillie > ha scritto: > > Of the main copper-wound strings available, the fullest sounding and > brightest are the Kürschner followed by the Savarez, then the Aquila Ds and > lastly the Aquila DEs, which are pretty dull (and are no longer being made > although several retailers still have quite large stocks available). > > As far as I am concerned the jury is still out on the Aquila loaded nylgut. > Many of us have high hopes but there are production problems (there has only > been one batch so far and many diameters are unavailable) and some strings > can have considerably sideways amplitude when plucked (even causing them to > catch neighbouring strings!) as well as intonation issues (but that is also > true of a lot of wound strings). > > Best, > > Matthew > >> On 01/02/2017 22:25, David Rastall wrote: >> It seems I am back playing Baroque lute once again, after rather a long >> hiatus. It’s been long enough that I have forgotten some of the points of >> conventional wisdom concerning stringing. I’m playing an 11c lute currently >> strung with silver-wound basses and Pyramid nylon mids and trebles. I’m not >> so much bothered by the sustain of the nylon strings, but if you folks can >> refresh my memory: what is the best choice of basses to get a sustain which >> is not downright thunky or chunky, but has shorter sustain than the >> silver-wounds? >> >> David R >> > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Stringing
Hi My first impressions of the Aquila loaded nylgut strings are very good (archlute cc, G and F; 2x5th, 6th and 7th). My 1st check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7boXtpffL0&feature=youtu.be And 3 recorded real pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV7q2jxMK3Q&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yspjfd8HIlc&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ekVyr2BHI&feature=youtu.be And much more use in continuo... I recommend! Arto On 01/02/17 23:33, Rob MacKillop wrote: Hi David, I'm hugely impressed with the new Aquila Loaded Nylgut - see their website for details. After three days they settled quickly into tuning, and I rarely have to tweak them. Good sound too. Rob MacKillop On 1 Feb 2017, at 21:25, David Rastall wrote: It seems I am back playing Baroque lute once again, after rather a long hiatus. It’s been long enough that I have forgotten some of the points of conventional wisdom concerning stringing. I’m playing an 11c lute currently strung with silver-wound basses and Pyramid nylon mids and trebles. I’m not so much bothered by the sustain of the nylon strings, but if you folks can refresh my memory: what is the best choice of basses to get a sustain which is not downright thunky or chunky, but has shorter sustain than the silver-wounds? David R To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Stringing
Of the main copper-wound strings available, the fullest sounding and brightest are the Kürschner followed by the Savarez, then the Aquila Ds and lastly the Aquila DEs, which are pretty dull (and are no longer being made although several retailers still have quite large stocks available). As far as I am concerned the jury is still out on the Aquila loaded nylgut. Many of us have high hopes but there are production problems (there has only been one batch so far and many diameters are unavailable) and some strings can have considerably sideways amplitude when plucked (even causing them to catch neighbouring strings!) as well as intonation issues (but that is also true of a lot of wound strings). Best, Matthew On 01/02/2017 22:25, David Rastall wrote: It seems I am back playing Baroque lute once again, after rather a long hiatus. It’s been long enough that I have forgotten some of the points of conventional wisdom concerning stringing. I’m playing an 11c lute currently strung with silver-wound basses and Pyramid nylon mids and trebles. I’m not so much bothered by the sustain of the nylon strings, but if you folks can refresh my memory: what is the best choice of basses to get a sustain which is not downright thunky or chunky, but has shorter sustain than the silver-wounds? David R To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Baroque Lute Stringing
Hi David, I'm hugely impressed with the new Aquila Loaded Nylgut - see their website for details. After three days they settled quickly into tuning, and I rarely have to tweak them. Good sound too. Rob MacKillop > On 1 Feb 2017, at 21:25, David Rastall wrote: > > It seems I am back playing Baroque lute once again, after rather a long > hiatus. It’s been long enough that I have forgotten some of the points of > conventional wisdom concerning stringing. I’m playing an 11c lute currently > strung with silver-wound basses and Pyramid nylon mids and trebles. I’m not > so much bothered by the sustain of the nylon strings, but if you folks can > refresh my memory: what is the best choice of basses to get a sustain which > is not downright thunky or chunky, but has shorter sustain than the > silver-wounds? > > David R > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Baroque Lute Stringing
It seems I am back playing Baroque lute once again, after rather a long hiatus. It’s been long enough that I have forgotten some of the points of conventional wisdom concerning stringing. I’m playing an 11c lute currently strung with silver-wound basses and Pyramid nylon mids and trebles. I’m not so much bothered by the sustain of the nylon strings, but if you folks can refresh my memory: what is the best choice of basses to get a sustain which is not downright thunky or chunky, but has shorter sustain than the silver-wounds? David R To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
