I'll give a nice present to the one who can tell me what measure on a violine 
is 1/8 ,3/4, or one of the other divisions,compared to a 4/4..... who has 
invented this system????
Marc
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Colin 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [HG] cello string for D drone


  May be wrong but I think these refer to the size of the instrument - 4/4 
being normal "full size".
  The others being smaller (usually for children etc).
  I think the 4/4 is what you should be looking at although maybe smaller 
strings may be adaptable (and cheaper) but there my knowledge runs out..
  Colin Hill
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
    To: [email protected] 
    Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 7:02 PM
    Subject: Re: [HG] cello string for D drone


    What do they mean by 4/4 vs. 3/4 vs 1/2 vs 1/4 vs. 1/8 size? Which makes 
sense for my application? 

    Mitch Gordon


    -----Original Message-----
    From: George Leverett-Altarwind Music <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    To: [email protected]
    Sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 9:30 am
    Subject: Re: [HG] cello string for D drone


    If you're on a budget, D'Addario Pro-Arte cello strings work fairly well.  
They have a synthetic core with a silver winding (or Tungsten /Silver) which 
seems to sound OK without unwanted overtones.  If money is not such an issue, 
strings with a gut core do sound a bit 'sweeter'.  I'm not sure how a Phoenix 
is braced on the inside, but you might consider going with 'Light' tensioned 
strings.

    George Leverett
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
      To: [email protected] 
      Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:37 AM
      Subject: [HG] cello string for D drone


      I need to replace the D petit bourdon drone on my D/G Phoenix. I notice 
that the Muskett book calls for a G cello string, approx 1.20 mm, and I also 
notice that the current (broken) string is steel (or some other metal) wrapped. 
But I really don't know anything about cello strings, and it seems like some 
are quite expensive. What is a reasonably priced brand and type of cello string 
for this application?

      Thanks in advance,

      Mitch Gordon
      Guerneville, California, US




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