Hello Bruno, I am new to hurdy gurdys.... I have a hungarian hurdy gurdy I purchased in 1987.. it has only 3 strings: 2 drone and 1 melody. It is a pretty basic hurdy gurdy.... I am not sure what you mean by chantarelles.... are those the drones? Dont cringe.....when I first got it they told me to use tennis racket gut.... they liked the sound loud (eros, in Hungarian) So I am not too familiar with buying strings for it either..... I am newly playing music again after a long dry spell of no music.... Where is a good source to buy said strings.... the smaller the number... the lighter the guage and the gentler the sound? is that how it works? I am looking at a local hurdy gurdy maker and am considering buying a new one, more to my liking.... but for now.... I need new strings for the one I have. thank-you for your response! Sincerely Beth Gilmore
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> wrote: > get a lighter gauge string, or play only on one chanterelle instead of > two...( assuming you have two chanterelles). A 1.00 mm gut string will be > quite loud, as it will tightened more than a .80 mm string to obtain the > same pitch. > > Bruno > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Elizabeth Gilmore <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Is there a string that you can get that will make the voice of the >> instrument gentler and quieter... or is that just a function of the >> shape of the instrument? Mine is fairly loud and I wish to make it >> quieter and gentler cause I want to play with others and dont want to >> overpower them. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > > www.estavel.org > > > -- > 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.
