Hello again, sorry for asking those more or less standard adjustment parameters too, but it helps sorting them out.
> It's a nylon .028" (= 0.7112 mm) harp string. It was given to me to try out. > This is an issue on the solo string > I think I've covered the obvious things, but this isn't behaving like any > string I've used before. > it seems that if I shim the string enough that the upper range sounds right > then the lower range doesn't have enough pressure to sound right. I am not a fan of plain nylon for that purpose. Try some string that is meant to be bowed not plucked. A Harp string also is not made for being shortened by frets. I would sugest to look for some more bendable, as this would alow a higher string pressure at better playability in the upper range. I still would recomend to invest into a violin e'' string (_not_ one of the Thomastik ones I tried). > scale length is ~360 mm 0.71mm nylon seems to be rather strong for the 360mm scale. 0.71 would be a typical diameter for d'' at 345mm, so the string should be thinner to give the same pitch at identical tension at the longer scale. And 0.71 is at the thicker end for 345mm. did you try to fix the cotton, very vew cotton, with liquid rosin - to make sure its in best contact with the string? or sandpaper the string where its to be covered by cotton to give it a better grip? Now its quite late here, and most of the things that I know can be exchanged by mail have been written. Suppose it was not of much help. All I can add is: it has been done before, its technically prooved, I am sure you can work it out. -- 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. To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
