Are you sure it's the G ? I use cello G for the d drone and for the octave down, I use cello C . My string of choice is Pirastro Aricore or a slightly nicer string for twice the cost , Pirastro Obligato.
You are asking for trouble if you try to thread the entire thickness of the string round a tuning peg. They are not designed to take the bending and work against themselves resulting in breakage. You need to strip off the outer winding which reveals the inner winding making it much more flexible. To stop the winding unravelling, before you strip the outer, put a spot of superglue where you intend to stop stripping the outer - just after the peg. Once you have stripped it back to the glue spot, tie the outer with a simple half hitch and add another spot of superglue. Neil On Jan 13, 4:57 pm, [email protected] wrote: > 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.
