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On May 11, 1:43 am, [email protected] wrote: > 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 -- 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.
