When I started playing a 7 course, I wasted 6 months being unhappy
with the sound and feel of various nylon/nylgut set-ups. Then I got a
set of Larson gut strings and it was like a revelation - everything
started making sense...
Gamut / Larson Workshop website:
http://gamutmusic.com/gamut/strings
On 1 Nov 2009, at 03:32, luther maynard wrote:
I'll work gut into the set, but not right now.
Don't mix your strings. Different kinds on one instrument tend to
create inbalance in sound and a lute harder to keep in tune.
David
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On Nov 1, 2009, at 12:23 PM, David van Ooijen wrote:
Don't mix your strings. Different kinds on one instrument tend to
create inbalance in sound and a lute harder to keep in tune.
Not such a big problem for amateurs.
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I have to go with David van O. on this- speaking
only for myself, of course- and having logged in
decades both as professional and now
(forevermore) amateur, string mixing is almost
always frustrating regardless of pro or amateur
status. It can be done, but like a good Martini
requires vast
I have had absolutely no problems mixing gut
trebles with pyramid basses. Tuning is very stable.
For some reason, the top string breaks every now and then.
dt
At 01:26 PM 11/1/2009, you wrote:
I have to go with David van O. on this- speaking
only for myself, of course- and having logged in
On 11/1/09 3:23 PM, David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote:
On 1 Nov 2009, at 03:32, luther maynard wrote:
I'll work gut into the set, but not right now.
Don't mix your strings. Different kinds on one instrument tend to
create inbalance in sound and a lute harder to keep in
And just how old are your Pyramids? (Pharonic strings, which dynasty?)
The quality of the drinks at your house have always been superb. But
I don't recall Martinis or any other mixed beverage.
I have had absolutely no problems mixing gut trebles with pyramid
basses. Tuning is very stable.
For
On Nov 1, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote:
And just how old are your Pyramids? (Pharonic strings, which dynasty?)
I don't know about David, but I have some Pyramid wound strings that
have been on my instruments for nearly that long. After ten or
fifteen years, they stop being too
That's the secret- careful ageing and unshakeable patience; like
managing a proper wine cellar while refraining from drinking ahead of
the curve! If only I had exercised the above qualities, the original
Pyramid basses that once adorned my Baroque lute would now be
sounding as full, discreet,
Thank you very much. I'll pass this info on to him.
Regards,
Craig
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From: EUGENE BRAIG IV [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:34:09 -0400
Hopefully, he realizes a standard nylon set will not properly activate such a
heavily
Craig, I think your friend would be much better off to simply trade
for a very cheap, 6-string guitar set up for nylon and just dive
right into the Renaissance lute repertoire as is. As was pointed out
somewhere, the Barley lute book came out in 1597 for a 6 course lute.
As a beginner it will
Those are classical guitar strings with ball ends. 1st-3rd are nylon.
4th-6th are a copper alloy wrapped around a nylon core. I would expect a
lot of intonation problems putting nylon strings on a 12-string guitar -
and no way to adjust.
Your friend might consider getting a fretted Cumbus. This
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