Hello, Am 14.05.2011 um 18:46 schrieb George Leverett-Altarwind Hurdy Gurdies: > I'm stringing up an instrument for a person who doesn't wan't gut strings > (vegan) and am looking for advice on stringing alternatives. I've heard of > 'nyl-gut' but have no experience with this. I would love to hear any > experiences/preferences you all have in this area. > ... > G/C tuning, > scale length 345 mm
I tried nylgut for d'' (high d for G/D gurdy) and g' trompette. It worked well and is cheap. Its a bit more dense than gut: use a little lighter strings. Seemed still to be a bit louder than gut. Do n't remember why I did not continue using it besides the fact it was not easy to get. My general recomendation for "non plain gut" are viola strings of any kind. Related pitches and tensions. Use g for g and a' for g' . On a 345mm its sensible ti start with /use the heavier gauges ie strong, not medium or light. I myself used Thomastik Spirocore Viola G (silver) and A strong on my then 345 G/C. kind regards Simon -- 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.
