I have used the Guitar B string on my Bleton for 20 years and love the sound and performance of the Chien.
Some folks have had some some trouble with the plastic strings. I would like to remind you that this string usually comes in 3 tensions and you might have to try each to see if one works better than the others. And just like gut strings each makers plastic strings might be a bit different. One thing for sure is that they are very cheep so you can try them out without spending a lot of money.
You also might find that the Chien you use for a gut string that switches between C and D might not work the same as a Chien make for the or adjusted use with the plastic strings. The Chien I use on the Bleton is very small but has a big voice and is very precise.
r.t.
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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.......\
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Szostak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Jan 23, 2008 3:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HG] Trompette string tuning
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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