none of the suggestions had octave tunings... On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 5:34 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:
> See this page for HG strings: > > http://www.aquilacorde.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=301&lang=en > Antón > > 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. > -- 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.
