Hello,

Am 27.04.2011 um 20:14 schrieb [email protected]:
>  I'm just wondering what others on the gurdy list think of steel chanter 
> strings. Are there problems with using them? Advantages? In particular, for 
> an instrument such as this one with metal tangents, are there good reasons to 
> use steel chanter strings, or is it best to replace them with gut? And what 
> would you buy, if you needed to replace the steel strings with other steel 
> strings, for D/G tuning in particular?

what type steel strings is it in his partiular case? there are several types of 
core construction that also have different qualities:  metal rope core, braid 
core and solid core. 
Also the material of the outer coating: tungsten, aluminium, steel, silver has 
a strong influence.

So it matters what brand it is. I use Thomastik's brand Spirocore, and used to 
use  Pirastro's Eudoxa violin e' for d' on a 34.5 cm D/G (Christopher Eaton 
luteback; low d was Savarez's nylonfiber core Corelli Chrystal Violin d) 

For my taste and purpose these strings are best value, reliability and 
accessabillity. 

S.

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