A good basic string is Corelli Crystal violin g if it's long enough. Viola strings can be too long and winding the metal wound part onto the peg is not a good idea as the stresses often cause premature breakage
On Friday, April 25, 2014 6:28:33 PM UTC+1, 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 [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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
