Hello,
in the "Krünitz" (Oekonomische Encyklopädie oder allgemeines System der
Staats- Stadt- Haus- und Landwirthschaft = economical encyclopedy or
common system of the economy of State, town, house and agriculture -
1773 - 1858) there are descriptions how they used to make strings.
But probably t
Hi all,
This contraption was said to be invented by the 19th century violinist and
composer Louis Spohr.
But you could be right in that it was already in existence and Spohr made it
famous.
Lex
Op 18 mei 2015, om 22:26 heeft Miles Dempster het volgende geschreven:
> Hi Sean,
>
> A 'V' shape
Sorry, meant to send this to the list as well.
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Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Gut string diameters
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 22:31:19 +0200
From: Martin Shepherd [1]
To: Sean Smith [2]
I think stringmaking is/was always too difficult for the
Hi Sean,
A 'V' shaped notch formed by two straight edges set at a small angle to
eachother can measure small thicknesses very accurately. The thickness of the
string is measured by how far you can put the string into the notch. It
wouldn't surprise me if something like this could have used.
M
Thanks, Martin. The idea that in a bundle you'll have an average and outliers
makes sense.
> ...if you're going to make a homemade roped string (3 strands) the second
> course is what you use to make a 5th course and the 3rd is what you use to
> make a 6th course, but I don't think anybody did
Hi Sean,
Your friend was right - if you're going to make a homemade roped string
(3 strands) the second course is what you use to make a 5th course and
the 3rd is what you use to make a 6th course, but I don't think anybody
did this in the 16th century.
My suspicion is that they bought a bun
