[HG] Re: strings

[Nan Donald]

Hi, I am wanting to convert a C/G HG to D.  Can anyone give me the diameters 
of the needed strings?  If at all possible, I would love to have the 
chanters an octave apart, but I am not sure if this is do-able on this 
instrument.  (Can any C/G gurdy be adapted, or is this a decision that needs 
to be made as it is being built?)  We are lucky in the Boston area to have 
Boston Catlines, a good supplier of gut strings, so the non-wound strings 
should not be a problem to obtain.  What about recommendations for wound 
strings?  If they are available as lute/other early instrument strings, 
again, this should not be a problem to obtain.

I am in a bit of a rush to get this done, so I am trying the local angle, 
where I can pick the strings up at someone's doorstep, but I'd also 
appreciate suggestions on sources for strings for later down the road.

Thanks for any assistance,

Nan