As Anthony points out, the difficulty is that the metal winding on the string doesn't extend all the way to the end where the ball is.
Rather than cut the string shorter, it's usually better to effectively move the ball end farther from the bridge by adding some kind of non-compressible spacer. A short piece of 5mm or 1/4" dowel with a hole drilled sideways through it for the string to go through usually does the trick - typically the winding comes ALMOST to the bridge, but not quite, and the spacer makes up the difference. So: thread the string through the spacer, then through the tailpiece from the underside, over the chanter bridge and nut to the peghead. Alden > Thanks, Augusto. > > Just to be clear, I'm not talking about removing the metal winding, but > some of the colored thread between the ball end and where the metal > winding becomes visible. > > This winding would certainly never make it to the bridge on the viola > the string was designed for, so I suspect that it would have some > negative impact on tone. It might also increase the girth of the string > in that area, preventing it from seating in the bridge well and > increasing the distance from wheel surface to string. > > Best, > > Anthony Shostak > > Augusto de Ornellas Abreu wrote: >> why would you want to unwind that section of the string? to what purpose? >> >> I use a wound low G on my HG (corelli crystal viola 1st, if I remember >> well), and I see no point in undoing the winding... >> >> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Anthony Shostak <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I apologize in advance for what may be a remarkably stupid >> question. I'd like to try a wound low G chanter string. The >> colored thread winding at the ball end is sufficiently long to lay >> past the bridge . Just wind off some? The gut string is just >> tied in a knot. Perhaps cut off some of the wound string and tie >> a knot in it that will shorten it sufficiently to keep the >> threaded winding between the tailpiece and the bridge? >> >> Shos >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> <mailto:hurdygurdy%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be >> found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce >> spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the >> webmaster. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. Cali and Alden Hackmann Olympic Musical Instruments - hurdy-gurdies A & C Embroidery - boutique embroidery Bois de Mallorne - audio production and live sound stained glass, laser art "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." - Mal Reynolds
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