I seem to be a wound drone string's worst enemy. In the course of owning my previous gurdy (a Gotschy Phoenix DG) for 5 years, I must have replaced the d petit bourdon drone 4 or 5 times, and now (in the hands of the new owner, a friend) it needs another one. Sometimes they unwind at the tuning peg before they snap, other times it's at the string rest where the deterioration starts. Also the G (GC grand bourdon) drone on my new Brook 3-chanter is starting to unwind between the string rest and the crank end, and I've only had it about 5 months. Meanwhile my wife's DG Boudet has had the same petit bourdon drone for 10 years. What am I doing to these poor drone strings? Or, more to the point, are there sturdier drone strings that I should be using? I've been buying the silver-wrapped cello strings, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of sound quality for some durability. Suggestions? Thanks, Mitch Gordon
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