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Originally Posted by Charles Stark
Ken, there's a difference between playing Baroque and Classical music in a modern settings versus in a period setting - completely different context. There's no such thing as period music without gut strings, just like there's no such thing as modern orchestral music without metal strings (I consider Olivs and Eudoxa to be metal strings). Metal isn't better than Gut, they're just different and one may not be appropriate for certain types of music...If you showed up to a TRUE period gig with metal strings you'd be asked to leave.
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Thank's for the lesson old timer..