Does Perlon melt with heat as nylon does? If so, unwrap a little at the problem end (about half an inch) and melt it and spread it over the still-wound part (I suppose you could just melt some braided nylon line and do the same thing. I've used that method on other instruments with wound strings. It seems a little longer-lasting than nail varnish or glue but you do need a portable heat source (luckily I'm a smoker). Anything that will stick the winding to itself and the core should work. You could also just use a knot at the problem end (leave a little excess) but messier to remove the string if you need to re-use it and not so good for the thicker strings. Works with Spanish guitar strings and violin strings anyway - never had to try it (yet) on a gurdy.
Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Sherman To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [HG-new] low D drone issues A touch of clear nail polish at the cut? -- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 10:57:56 AM Subject: [HG-new] low D drone issues I've been using a Pro Arte 4/4 silver (perlon core) G cello string for the low D drone on my D/G, and I love the sound, but these bloody things keep unraveling and breaking on me. In particular they seem to unravel up at the tuning peg. You have to cut the string to use it in a gurdy, gurdies being shorter than cellos, and the cut end is just waiting for an opportunity to unwind, and then tear itself out of the tuning peg. Is there either a more reliable low D drone string that some of you can recommend, or is there a way to stabilize the cut end of the string so it doesn't unwind? Mitch Gordon Guerneville, California, US -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
