I have used a low D gros bourdon that i had sent from Mel at hurdygurdycrafters its very stable, sounds good and as its made for hurdy gurdys it's the right length so no need to cut it.
On 1/14/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, now we seem to be getting somewhere. Most of the breakage I've > experienced has been at the peg, which dovetails with what you're saying, > Neil, > as I have indeed been threading the entire string, wrapping and all, into > the > peg. Sounds like unwinding the wrapping, tying it off and glueing it down > will solve this. > > I'm a little concerned by your question about G vs. C strings, tho. Let's > double check this. This is on a D/G gurdy, and it's for a drone that's tuned > an octave below the trompette. What cello string would I use there, G or > C? Perhaps I've been confused about the petit bourdon vs gros bourdon > terminology (is a gros bourdon supposed to be two octaves below the > trompette?), > in which case I only have a petit bourdon. > > Thanks loads, > Mitch Gordon > > > [email protected] writes: > > 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. > > -- > 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. -- Harry Wass <http://medieval.instruments.googlepages.com> [email protected] -- 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.
