You didn't mention the string length of your lute so we can't judge whether
0.44 is the right diameter or not (it would certainly be far too much for a 60
cm lute and would explain the snapping strings).
Unfortunately breakage is a common problem with the current Nylgut top strings,
particularl
Dear Wim,
Since it is the stress (ie Tension p.u.cross sectional Area) on the
string which causes it to break (at the 'Breaking Stress'), the
critical factors for a particular string material are simply pitch and
string length. Despite continuing mythology, absolute thickness is not
I was presuming a pitch of 440 but Wim mentions neither pitch nor string length.
> On Feb 19, 2018, at 11:22, Martyn Hodgson
> wrote:
>
> A nylgut string of 0.44 on a lute of 60cmm string length at A415
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The problem of breackage of the thinner Nylgut strings was caused by some inner
extruder parameters. The extrusion thecnology is very complex, so the
problemi s not just related to the common knowledges in matter of breaking
index etc . On this fyeld I am learning everyday something of new.
I
I'm sending this to the lute list, as I have been invited to do so by
my old friend David Hill (ex-countertenor singer of lute songs) and I
think you might find it stimulating. I have to say that when I wrote
my blog I was not recommending the use of OP, just trying to set out
what
Wim-
No clue as to cause of the breakage until you supply essential information:
1. String length- nut to bridge?
2. A= ? 440, 415, 465, 392 - other?
While stronger than equivalent gut, nylgut (especially the 1st
generation, dead white stuff) is much more delicate than equivalent
tension nylo
I tend to think that parallels can be drawn between the use of period
pronunciation and temperaments. It would be unthinkable for most early
keyboard players today to perform the repertoire of Cabezon, de Macque,
the English virginalists, Louis Couperin or Bach in equal temperament;
they would
On 19/02/2018 17:53, Dan Winheld wrote:
While stronger than equivalent gut, nylgut (especially the 1st
generation, dead white stuff) is much more delicate than equivalent
tension nylon or KF. The later, more yellow New Nylgut is stronger but
still nowhere near as tough as the other synthetics.
While string quaity has been an issue for me (using gut), another
factor to consider may be the location of the break: my strings tend
to wear and fray either at the point of plucking or somewhere near the
most used frets (2nd and 3rd). This has often enough been due to
rough,
I’ve just been playing through some recent da Crema recercars (Lutezine
Supp 123) and found No. 11 (p 37) remarkably similar to Francesco da Milano's
(Ness) No. 84 (Lute News 107 Supp). I believe the only difference is barring
and the last couple of measures.
Could someone mor
I've exaggerated: there are a number of differences, but I believe
the similarities outweigh them. Perhaps two different recercari based
on the same motif, sacred or otherwise?
Leonard
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