Gregory Doc Rossi wrote:
I like Malcolm Rose iron and brass wire for the upper 4 courses. I've
tried several things for basses, including twisted brass, silk-core and
Savarez Argentines. I think the twisted brass probably sounds best, but
I couldn't get used to them. Bruce Brook made them for me and he
suggested that I should try reverse wound. The Argentines blend in the
best and hold the tuning well.
Tht's great but I think I'm going for modern steel strings here. SO what
I really need to know is the aproximate string tension needed.
I have no idea what kind of strings that would have been used
originally. Smae as the 19th century Waldzither probably. If it wasn't
for that low e string I could probably have just used a Waldzither
string set and I should need aproximately the same string gauges.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find out what they are.
Frank
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