One at a time sounds very productive in the learning department but
less productive in the keeping-in-tune department.
I put on the new ones and they got stable within 5 minutes. I gave em
both a quarterturndown after an hour and will watch carefully for
wearwolves gnawing on the hapless fibers.
Dminor... Does any of that music work on a 6c?
Sean
On Mar 8, 2009, at 12:42 AM, Daniel Winheld wrote:
That's been cited as a historic practice to preserve the life of the
chanterelles- and perhaps the d-minor tuning got its start from
players afraid or too lazy to tune back up and got used to
compensating- but I've been reluctant to do it as the yanking up and
down, not to mention wear on the nut, could also shorten the life of
the string.
I know those things are expensive, but you know how long I've had
mine on. Since you now have a double chanterelle, why not detune &
retune only one of them, and find out what works best?
For those of you who play with gut topstrings: Does anyone make a
habit of detuning the chanterelle(s) after a session of playing?
I've just bought a handful of expensive strings and wonder if this
would increase their lifespan. Any thoughts?
Sean
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