Thank you so much, Andrew! I'm sure I'll have questions as I go along.
Felicia.
On Oct 10, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Drewstix45 wrote:
On Oct 10, 6:48 am, Felicia Dale <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks a lot, Martin. Now I'm going to have to (finally) really
educate myself on gut strings so that I can actually do what you
recommend properly.
Thanks again!
Felicia.
On Oct 9, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Martin Lodahl wrote:
Felicia,
It may be of some interest and use
http://www.gurdypedia.com/Gurdypedia/Maintenance/Entries/2011/5/27_Gurdy_String_Calculator.html
This may not answer all your questions, but it will give you a very
good insight.
Any questions regarding this and just ask. I will be happy to answer
them
Andrew
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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