Thank you all for the wonderful information. I'm interested in the Nylgut for the bourdons and the mouche. We have such humidity extremes where I live (either very humid or very dry) that I have trouble keeping those strings in particular in tune. However, I think I'd like to keep the high chanter and trompette with gut. I'm not sure about the size of the bourdons. They're Savarez BFA 442 & 1002. Is that their size as well? They're wound gut.
Belinda On Jun 16, 2012, at 3:27 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics > > strings [7 Updates] > Strings [1 Update] > strings > "Andy Carter " <[email protected]> Jun 15 02:04PM > > I have a D trompette from there. Its works, its lasting, it sounds good, it > wasn't the cheapest but I'm happy with it! > > Andy > Sent from my Nokia phone > > > Ruth Bramley <[email protected]> Jun 15 06:57PM +0100 > > I've had strings from NRI and, as Andy says, they're not cheap, but they are > good quality. I confess that I don't often change strings... > > Ruthie > > On 14/06/2012 23:04, [email protected] wrote: > > Thanks, Paul, that is indeed the company I was trying to think of. Do you > have any experience with their gut hurdy gurdy strings? > > Mitch Gordon > > In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:55:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I suspect the UK company referred to could be NRI (Manchester). > > http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk/ > > Paul > > -- > > 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. > > > DEREK LOFTHOUSE <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:10PM -0600 > > was going to stay out of this, buts Ruth's comment that she doesnt often > change strings is the perfect lead in. > I don't know where I picked this up, but apparently gut strings do degrade > over time, something to do with the oil > they are treated with. Therefore, you dont want to sit on spare strings for > too long, at most a year or so. If you change strings yearly, using your > spare set, you should be okay. Of course this could just be a rumour the gut > string makers started to sell more strings, who knows. > I havent used gut for about 7 - 8 years, i use wound metal violin and viola > strings and change them at least yearly. > > Derek > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Bramley" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:57:32 AM > Subject: Re: [HG-new] re: strings > > I've had strings from NRI and, as Andy says, they're not cheap , but they are > good quality. I confess that I don't often change strings... > > Ruthie > > On 14/06/2012 23:04, [email protected] wrote: > > > Thanks, Paul, that is indeed the company I was trying to think of. Do you > have any experience with their gut hurdy gurdy strings? > > Mitch Gordon > > > > > In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:55:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I suspect the UK company referred to could be NRI (Manchester). > http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk/ > Paul > -- > 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. > > > Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:10PM -0700 > > On 06/15/2012 11:10 AM, DEREK LOFTHOUSE wrote: > > I don't know where I picked this up, but apparently gut strings do degrade > > over time, something to do with the oil > > they are treated with. Therefore, you dont want to sit on spare strings for > > too long, at most a year or so. If you change strings yearly, using your > > spare set, you should be okay. Of course this could just be a rumour the > > gut string makers started to sell more strings, who knows. > > I havent used gut for about 7 - 8 years, i use wound metal violin and viola > > strings and change them at least yearly. > > I'm something of an extreme case in that department. In general, I > change my strings when they break, and sometimes not even then. On a > viola da gamba I had a top d break right at the tailpiece a month or so > ago, and just tied a new base knot in it and refitted the same string. > A couple of years ago I replaced all the strings on that instrument, > realizing as I did so that I'd last replaced the bottom three strings in > 1977. I have to say that the sound improved dramatically; using the > same gut string for 30+ years has no virtue beyond thrift. But I still > can't bring myself to discard a usable string. > > Decades ago I used to play with a classical guitarist who changed her > strings weekly. > > - Martin > > -- > Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California > UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist > > > Paul Sherwood <[email protected]> Jun 15 10:54PM +0100 > > Yes, they were fine, but I haven't used them for a while (not because > I found a better supplier, but because I tend to use artificial > strings now, like Corelli Crystal and nylgut). > > Paul > > > > [email protected] Jun 15 06:27PM -0400 > > Never heard of Nylgut before. What strings do you use them for (trompette? > high chanter?), and how do you order appropriate sizes for gurdy? I already > know about Corelli Crystal violin strings, as I use one for the low d > chanter on my d/g. I have to say, though, for other chanter pitches and for > the > trompette, it would be hard to sell me on anything other than gut strings. > It's hard enough to pry me away from Savarez gut strings... > > Mitch > > > > > In a message dated 6/15/2012 2:54:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Yes, they were fine, but I haven't used them for a while (not because > I found a better supplier, but because I tend to use artificial > strings now, like Corelli Crystal and nylgut). > > Paul > > > 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. > > > Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> Jun 15 07:46PM -0300 > > Try Corelli Crystal VIOLA strings. With a full string set, you can get low > G and high G (if you play octave G on a G/C gurdy) and low D and high D (on > a normal D/G gurdy). I use this set on my gurdy and they are quite good, > and really cheap. > > Augusto > > > > Strings > Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:01PM -0700 > > On 06/14/2012 07:35 AM, Melvin Dorries wrote: > > They are manufactured in the USA and are of very good quality. > > You may find sets here on one of our web pages: > > http://hurdygurdycrafters.com/index.asp?page=parts1.2 > > I haven't tried Mel's strings, but if he carries them, I'd trust them. > For some years now I've been happy with gut strings from Dan Larson in > Minnesota: http://gamutmusic.squarespace.com/. Depending on the > mission and diameter, I've used treble gut, Lyon gut and Pistoy gut, > though the last takes a little extra effort to keep the cotton on. If > like my brother-in-law you just automatically recotton every time the > instrument comes out of the case, this won't bother you. The one > exception is for the high d chanter on both my instrument and my wife's, > a Neil Brook "Wonder String" lives up to its billing altogether. Mine > had always been fussy about strings up there and had worked best with > gut strings of smaller than normal diameter, which tended to have short > lives. Hers had just been impossible. This string solved the problems > with both. > > - Martin > > -- > Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California > UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > hurdygurdy. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this group. > -- > 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. 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