On 10/09/2011 12:02 PM, Felicia Dale wrote:
Hi, all-
I am facing string changing on my Volksgurdy (g/c) and thinking it
might be time to try a new kind of string. I've been using Savarez
forever- but I'd like to know what strings you use and why, how much
they are and where you get them, why you like or don't like the
strings you use, etc., etc., etc.
Thanks for any input.
I seem to have a very forgiving instrument and it's happiest in D/G, but
for my starting points I've just used the string diameters from Muskett
and from Destrum & Heidemann in ordering strings from my regular
supplier, Gamut (http://gamutmusic.squarespace.com/). Dan Larson makes
superb strings and for some years I've only in times of dire emergency
used anything else on my violas da gamba, so it seemed natural to use
them on my vielle too. From the website you can shop for the diameter,
material, twist and finish that you want, and "dial in" the combination
that best suits your instrument.
The one exception is that I use Neil Brook's "Wonder String" (synthetic,
I suspect) for the high d' chanterelle. I never did come up with a way
to keep a Savarez string from burbling in that assignment, and was
considering experimenting with thinner strings when I hit on the
combination of the Wonder String and his recommended merest wisp of
cotton. Works for me.
For the wire-wrapped drone strings the substitutes given in the
references above seem to work well enough.
- Martin
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Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California
UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist
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