The best knot to use (in my opinion) for fastening two strings together
is a variation of the surgeons knot (basically a reef knot but passing
both loose ends through on the second time). I've used this for years
for mending broken strings on guitars, attaching kite lines, fishing
lines, hemp thread for leather work and pretty well anything that needs
joining one string to another and works with different thickness too.
It won't work on very thick stings (like cello) but it's a secure not
(the harder you pull, the tighter it gets and can be cut right up to the
knot and it doesn't snap the strings).
To tie:
Take the two lengths and do a right over left (like tying a shoelace)
then left over right (like tying a reef/granny knot) but also run the
other loose end through as well so you get a double twist. (The usual
surgeon's not has the double twist first). It doesn't slip and is a very
secure knot to use.
Colin Hill
On 25/04/2014 22:07, Arle Lommel wrote:
Others have answered your question about string types, but to answer
your other question about modifications there is an easy and absolutely
non-invasive solution to your problem: you can always tie a short
extension of a lighter string (or even fishing line) to the end of the
string (really easy with a ball-end string if you have one) and then run
that through the tailpiece. It needs to be short, but as long as you
don't have the silk overwound part of the string past the bridge, you'll
be fine.
If you have a ball-end you simply feed the light string through ball and
then feed /both/ ends of the lighter string through the hole in the tail
piece and knot them as appropriate after they are through the hole. If
that doesn't make sense, let me know and I can make you a drawing (it's
super simple).
The best knots to do this depend on the type of string end (and string
material) you're dealing with, but as long as you can securely grab the
string with your lighter piece of string and run the extension through
the tailpiece, you should be fine. I've done this a number of times with
no problem.
I'd also second the recommendations for octave tuning. My own instrument
has three chanterelles, and is tuned g g' d''. I don't use the d'' very
much, but the combination of all three sounds fantastic for certain
kinds of music. (I did an arrangement of Granados' Spanish Dance No. 2
where the three together is just fantastic). In my playing I tend to
treat the different chanter strings the way an organist would treat
different stops: by selecting them I have up to seven timbre
combinations I can use for different things.
Best,
Arle
On 2014 Apr 25, at 19:28 , Norm Sohl <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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)?
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