Val- Thank you for sharing this with us; I have been very interested
in the new nylgut, but last time I tried to purchase them, they were
unavailable in the USA. First impression- I like the sound very much
on all courses except the chanterelle- that one string sounds too
bright, and out of
One other obvious point I should have remembered; the recording
process and what I hear on my computer may be distorting the true
sound- maybe I'm all wrong about that 1st course- perhaps it must be
heard in person. Too bad I can't pop over to your place anytime soon.
I will be trying the
de Daniel Winheld
Envoyé : jeudi 17 février 2011 17:20
À : Sauvage Valéry
Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Objet : [LUTE] Re: New nylgut and KF basses
One other obvious point I should have remembered; the recording process and
what I hear on my computer may be distorting the true
sound- maybe I'm all
-Message d'origine-
Could you tell us your string length, string diameters tension, pitch
standard?
Thank you, Dan
Here are the infos :
Strings : NNG (new nylgut Aquila) KF (Savarez KF) Lute string length 60 cm,
A 440
The references of the KF are from luthier Carlos Gonzales
Thanks for the info, I will compare it with the values usually used by
lutenists here in Brazil and let you know about the possible
deviations I may find!
How do you like the sound of new nylgut compared to the old nylgut ?
And compared to other strings?
Thanks, Ernesto
Em 17/02/2011,
-Message d'origine-
I didn't know that KF went thicker than about .85 or .90, at .95 and thicker
I only have KFG (carbon fiber gut) which I use on the vihuela 5th 6th
course, and diapasons on the archlute. Is your KF clear, or somewhat
off-white, almost beige in color and cloudy?
On instruments with bridge and peg holes too small for heavier gauge strings,
Val, I've found it an easy procedure to enlarge them with a small hobby
drill. A very small drill that can be turned with the fingers, and accepts
various size drills.
On Feb 17, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Sauvage Valéry
To: Sauvage Valéry
Cc: 'Daniel Winheld'; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: New nylgut and KF basses
On instruments with bridge and peg holes too small for heavier gauge
strings, Val, I've found it an easy procedure to enlarge them with a small
hobby drill. A very small drill that can
-Message d'origine-
How do you like the sound of new nylgut compared to the old nylgut ?
And compared to other strings?
Thanks, Ernesto
I like better the new ones, I find it warmer and less noisy under the
fingers. Warmer too compare to the KF I used before. A little bit
