[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

2014-11-19 Thread John Mardinly
Dan; Can you elaborate on this material/technique? A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [1]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [2]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) Titan Lab: [3]480-727-5651 NION UltraSTEM Lab:

[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

2014-11-19 Thread Dan Winheld
John- What technique? I was only joking; I simply count on a hard, highly polished nut- ESPECIALLY polished smooth in the nut grooves, and the grooves themselves are as shallow as one can get away with to hold the strings in place; a deep valley can hold strings up by too much

[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

2014-11-19 Thread Sean Smith
Yes Dan, V is for Very bad idea. Metal-wound would eventually cut their own channel though... maybe. The best round channel is one that is a slightly larger diameter than your string. Think of a U-shape channel semi-circle in shape that may (or may not) include vertical walls. While it is as

[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

2014-11-19 Thread Geoff Gaherty
On 2014-11-19, 1:52 PM, Sean Smith wrote: *comparison for our purposes; metaphor if John Milton had had an MG. That reminds me of the bad joke I heard at an LSA seminar many years ago: Why did Francesco drive a Mercedes when Dowland only drove a Volkswagen? Because Francesco liked

[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

2014-11-19 Thread Sean Smith
There is evidence JD sometimes borrowed Lady Clifton's Sprite. [backs cautiously towards door] On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: On 2014-11-19, 1:52 PM, Sean Smith wrote: *comparison for our purposes; metaphor if John Milton had had an MG. That reminds me of the bad joke I