> > Does anyone else tune down the chanterelle after playing or tie
> > pieces on to broken strings and re-use them? If so, how long does
> > it extend the life of the string?
I do this all the time with lower non treble courses that break above the nut.
I even use thick non stretchy thread or even yarn to splice it together. As
long as it is above the nut it doesn't matter.
Sterling
____________________________________________________________________________________
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
To get on or off this list see list information at
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
