> Date sent: 21-JAN-1996
> <My harp has nylon strings - obviously a better choice than gut or
> < brass for weathering.
>
> Probably, although nylon will undergo embrittlement with extended uv
exposure.>
> Ed Margerum
> emargerum@mecn.mass.edu
>
Well, my nylon strings don't do well in the sun either: Ihad one melt
off in the middle of a concert two summers ago, where it touched metal.
I now have a van instead of a car for gigging, so no more mealted
strings. Hurray!
Joan.Margret
Hamilton.Ontario.Canada