A technique Ray Nurse suggested is to put a little toothpaste on a string and
pull the string back and forth in the groove. This not only makes the groove
round but leaves the nut whiter and brighter with that fresh clean smell too!
On Nov 20, 2014, at 3:52 AM, Sean Smith lutesm...@mac.com
Dan;
Can you elaborate on this material/technique?
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer
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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
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
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
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
I built a Roller Nut for my Rubio lute, which used wound Pyramid
strings, many years ago. It was not too difficult because I had access
to a dental drill that I used as a lathe. The rollers were delrin and
the 'axle' was a piece of unwound piano string. It worked like a charm.
I can
Dan;
Can you elaborate?
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: [4]480-727-5652
JEOL ARM 200 Lab:
I'd love to see a photo of that.
On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:49 AM, John Mardinly john.mardi...@asu.edu wrote:
Dan;
Can you elaborate?
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer
EMail: [1]john.mardi...@asu.edu
Cell: [2]408-921-3253
My very first lute had rollers at the nut. I bought it from Kelischek in 1982
and sold it a couple of years later. Rollers solve all the sticking problems.
The only disadvantage is that you can’t change the nut spacing without
dismantling the nut mechanism.
On Nov 18, 2014, at 7:48 AM, John
Another solution for sticking strings at the nut was offered in the Belgian
Lute Society newsletter in 2007.
http://lute-academy.be/CMSimple/downloads/Geluit39.pdf
The instructions start on page 18.
If you don’t read Dutch or French, the photos are pretty clear:
1. Mark the string at the point
Hi Herbert,
I have never heard of this problem on the 4th course with gut so I'll assume
you use metal wound strings. I'll admit it's an assumption that could be false
or you may be using a plastic of some sort. It would be helpful to know in any
event.
Using a string made up of coils that
For the record, Herbert, what are the materials of your nut and strings in
question?
Sean
On Nov 11, 2014, at 12:46 AM, Herbert Ward wrote:
The bent-back pegbox means that a lute
has 7.5 times as much friction at
the nut as a guitar, taking angles of
10 degrees for the guitar and 80 for
Just to clarify one thing - nut's resistance to any damage caused by
the strings depends on its curvature rather than the angle of the
pegbox (at least in theory). So in order to prevent printed coils, it
should be sufficient to replace the nut with the one that is wider and
less
Squirrels can't hold on to them- boxer shorts can't contain them- but
lutenists LOVE them SLIPPERY NUTS!
On 11/11/2014 8:14 AM, Sean Smith wrote:
Hi Herbert,
I have never heard of this problem on the 4th course with gut so I'll assume
you use metal wound strings. I'll admit it's an
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