Feb 4, 2008 · fiddle strings for irish/scottish trad Having played with a variety of steel strings on my fiddle over the past couple of years I thought I might try a set of synthetic core strings like …

Dec 16, 2015 · If you buy a set of strings for a violin (or indeed, for any other stringed instrument) the envelope containing the lightest-gauge string is always marked “1st” - with the remainder …

Apr 8, 2004 · Re: Best Strings for Fiddle Anyone in the Toronto area may like to know about the Sound Post’s string lab - they let you try a variety of different types of strings on your fiddle so …

Jan 8, 2016 · His recommendation was also for D’Addario phosphor-bronze but I suspect that violin strings fall into a different category than that. ↳ Posted by callison 10 years ago. Re: …

Oct 13, 2004 · Is there an advantage to using gut strings for very old violins? Were violins built before a certain decade designed for and sold with gut strings? I want a rather quiet sound …

May 8, 2007 · ↳ Posted by blueviola 18 years ago. Re: Turning a violin into a viola It won’t sound like a viola, that’s for sure; the acoustics and resonances go all wrong when you put on viola …

Mar 5, 2014 · Shreded violin strings Added by Gobby 12 years ago. Order by newest or oldest Shreded violin strings My query follows on from Jim Doran’s recent thread in which he …

Apr 12, 2010 · ↳ Posted by tradshark 15 years ago. Re: Quick question about Helicore strings & rosin… So the answer seems to be: for playing Irish folk music on Helicore strings, it doesn’t …

Jan 3, 2016 · Hi all! I have dominant strings on my violin, and use Hidersine Deluxe rosin on the bow (it has a rich deep fat wide sound on the lower strings, a wide broad rich bright sound on …

Dec 20, 2006 · ↳ Posted by txfiddler 19 years ago. Re: 5-string violin vs. 5-string viola If your main problem is that the 4-string violin is too bright and harsh sounding, you could try different …