Gusli is Russian, and Husli is Ukrainian for a plucked zither. But you are
also correct that other slavic countries use Gusli or Gusle as a bowed knee
fiddle.
Orest
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It may be that some people are giving he name gusli to a plucked
instrument, but it is the standard name (gusla, gusle) for a bowed
string instrument, shaped like half a pear, and one string played with a
bow, used in mediaeval times ( 3-4 strings) and still played in
Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Crete. ( And see Marcuse. Musical Instruments
Michael
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Of Ernic Kamerich
Sent: 05 January 2008 08:49
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HG] string tension help
A gusli is a plucked instrument, so it is not to be compared with a
hurdy gurdy: it may have a much lower string tension, say about 3 kg
instead of 6 to 8 kg.
Nylgut will work fine, I suppose: it works fine on many early plucked
instruments. A short time ago I heard Sequentia (in this case Benjamin
Bagby + another fine player/singer) play two reconstructions of a
medieval lyre with nylgut, with a fine sound. You might try to contact
Sequentia directly or go to the early music list (
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]). The hg is not a
list to discuss other instruments.
I have tried nylgut on my hurdy gurdies, it works, but I prefer gut.
By the way, nylgut has a somewhat lower density as gut.
Good luck.
Ernic
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2008/1/5, Wolodymyr Smishkewych < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >:
Cali and Alden, and anyone else:
I am trying to calculate strings I need for an instrument (not a HG),
and am at a loss. Just for comparison's sake, what is the string tension
and usual vibrating length on a HG that you folks make, and what string
gauges of gut would you use for stringing chanterelles, if the customer
so desired? I think the instrument I have would withstand about the same
tension as a HG, so it would certainly help me figure it out. I am using
Arto's string calculator for my calculations (
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html ) but if
anyone has any other suggestions they'd be very welcome.
The instrument I am stringing up, by the way, can be viewed at:
http://www.rolandinstrument.com/ind/index.php?page=8
<http://www.rolandinstrument.com/ind/index.php?page=8&lang=2> &lang=2
I'll be using Nylgut, which has similar density to regular gut, but is
very reliable. Anyone tried it for HGs yet?
Thanks so much!
Vlad
Wolodymyr Smishkewych
wolodymyrsmishkewych.com
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