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H.R.Fisher
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: Aggressive ,blaring A String?? |
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| I have this violin that I made that has an open A that has a loud blaring, tinny sound. It is also on the A position on the D string,altho not quite as bad.Otherwise the instrument plays and handles great. What might be the problem,and how could this be corrected? Thanks in advance for your responses, Henry |
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francois
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Seems like a wolf note to me.
Did you bring your instrument to a luthier?
Tried some wolfnote eliminator?
Look at the bottom of this page:
http://www.violins.on.ca/mutes.html
This problem is more likely to happen with cellos and basses though.
Is it a violin you're talking about?
Regards,
François |
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H.R.Fisher
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Francois, for that abundant response.  |
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francois
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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There was a bug with the bulletin board, and I tried to reply a few times...
So, is it a violin, viola, cello?... |
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H.R.Fisher
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, It's a full size violin. Thanks. I tried puting fishing split shot on the A string after length. This seamed to help but also deadend the notes otherwise. |
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Jack H.
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| H.R.Fisher wrote: | | Yes, It's a full size violin. Thanks. I tried puting fishing split shot on the A string after length. This seamed to help but also deadend the notes otherwise. |
Split shot is quite heavy... well... depending on the size.
I would guess that you would need around a quarter gram of weight on a violin or even less.
if you have a gram cale at your beck and call then weigh the weight and try and remove what you can with a file , remove a little and try it again. repeat until the wolf becones predoninant again then get another weight and file it down to the last measured weight that subdued the wolf note.
Most cellos only need between 1/2 to 1+ grams to subdue the wolf, a violin would need a lot less.
good luck. |
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mikemolnar
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: Setup |
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| If your A string is booming, check your bridge and soundpost setup. |
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