Hi David!
Tuning the .95mm trompette up to is probably overdoing it.
The "three-language" book, and some players, I think, recommend a
nylon guitar "B" string. I haven't had satisfactory results with
that, but I'm sure there are different thicknesses and densities that
would make a difference.
If you want to use gut, a thinner string is in order.
Is the scale length of your trompette drone really the same as that
of the chanterelles? You could start by figuring the tension of the
c'/d' string you currently like, then choose a thinner string to
match that tension range at the higher g' pitch. Arto's string
calculator is a handy place to make these calculations
(http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html). Others
may have suggestions, but for g' trompette I've used a plain gut in
the .7 - .75 mm range with satisfactory results...
~ Matt
At 11:56 AM 1/23/2008, you wrote:
Hello,
I play a typical G-C tuned instrument with chanters in g' and
trompette in c' when playing in C. When I want to play in G, the
trompette is retuned to d'. I read that some players tune their
trompette to g' (the same as the chanters) so they can play in both
keys without retuning. When I try this on my instrument it seems a
though the trompette becomes too dominant and covers the melody line
more than I would like. It's the volume of the trompette string
drone that I find to be too loud, not the volume of the buzz. So
does it sound like a good idea to replace the trompette string with
a smaller diameter? Currently I am using .95 mm gut on the chanters
and trompette that are 345 mm in length. Would replacing the
trompette with perhaps a .80 mm gut produce a quieter trompette and
how would this effect the quality of the buzz?
Thanks for any suggestions,
David from Michigan, USA
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