To answer you and Leonard on the tension, I ran into the same issue with it pitched down to about C or even B, so it seems that tension isn't the issue. But the type of string may be. Since it was given to me by George Leverett, I had no reason not to try it.
I did paint the string with liquid rosin, by the way, so I know the cotton was in place. I've ordered a couple fo Wonder Strings from Neil Brook, so I'll see how they do when I get them. -Arle On Apr 2, 2010, at 6:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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. -- 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.
