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kschiavo Junior Member
Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject: Hey people :) l'm new |
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Hi everyone, l've just registered and l look forward to share experiences and stuff with you l hope we get along well.
For now, l have a certain question l'd like help with, if l shall ask.
Can you recognize violin strings from the the tail of it?
The situation is that l was gifted with 2 strings, the D and A, and its tail is very particular, and nobody seems to know what strings are those.
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Help would be very much appreciated |
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kschiavo Junior Member
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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BTW, it was D'dario's Prelude with Pirastro's Chromcor on E, now it's G Prelude, D and A with that weird string and Chromcor E...
The sound of those two strings are very pretty and loud, it feels like steel, but somehow there's a complexity on its sound l've never seen, given my limited experience with different brands...
l play mostly country and gipsy music, so l'm a little afraid to jump to Obligato or Evah yet |
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Lemuel Site Admin
Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 515 Location: Mt. Elgin, Ontario
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum Kschiavo,
It is hard to tell what strings the D and A are. However, you can get more clues by examine the color codes or pattern of the strings at the peg end.
Could you provide those as well? |
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kschiavo Junior Member
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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That's the thing, they've broke yesterday. The thing l could notice is that it's gold core (at least the D), which for me seems a bit odd.
But i'll try.
l thought that the little ring in the tail could tell. Those strings got no rings, it's hollowless. Never seen it like this. |
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ollieken Super Member
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 281 Location: New Brunswick Canada
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kschiavo Junior Member
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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thank you!
that's some awesome index!
I'm looking for the peg shapes, as the sleeve seems to be plain colored
And l gave it back, as l'm putting Infeld Blue on my Violin tomorrow
EDIT:
l don't seem to find those strings... l broke the D and now l see there's no black band for D, only for G, which might explain my mess
On the other hand, l'm from Brazil, where some luthiers do their own strings... l might find something interesting then... Thanks anyways! |
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LSOviolinist Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Los Angeles, California/Boston, Massachusetts/New York, New York
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum kschiavo! _________________ - LSOviolinist |
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Jack Rushing Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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It is hard to tell without seeing the pegbox end color. My guess is,
and I could be wrong, is that they are Chinese Strings. |
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