Re: [HG-new] question about strings and tuning

[Graham Whyte]

A Savarez medium viola g ? wound on stabilon string (ref 733M) is actually slightly thinner than a gut g' It works reasonably well but not superbly I use hand made NRI wound strings at my choice of weight (also thinner than gut g') They are close wound silver plated copper wound on gut (Colum 5, 68 thou) Not cheap but superb rich sound, play perfectly all the way to the top of octave 2 Having octave chanters is great, you get 3 different melody sounds Graham On 25/04/14 18:28, Norm Sohl wrote: I've always treasured this list in particular as a source of excellent technical advice - so here is a technical question.  My instrument is currently tuned G/C with the two chanters tuned to the typical g’.  Since one of the chanters broke, I’ve been thinking of replacing it with a string that would sound an octave below the g’ to get a richer sound. so far the viola string I purchased is too large to fit in the tailpiece, and I am reluctant to enlarge the hole without further discussion of the topic - so, what do you all think?  Is this a reasonable modification, are there good strings I should be considering, are there better ways to get a lower sound (like a different tuning entirely)? Sent from Windows Mail -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to hurdygurdy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hurdygurdy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hurdygurdy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to hurdygurdy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hurdygurdy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hurdygurdy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.