Link Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 To me, breaking strings is the most annoying part of playing the violin........sometimes I really get into one of my fast insane songs, and SNAP! there goes a string......maybe its me...or maybe I'm just getting cheep strings..or both....is there a durable brand of Violin strings?....and by the way...how often do you guys break strings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Well, good strings shouldn't break so easily, unless...: - the metal fret of your tailpiece is cutting the strings, - you are tuning your violin too high, - the strings you are buying are not good, - you are a heavy bower or your pizzicato is too heavy, there are other alternatives too, but I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted April 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Heh...thanks.....I think it's because I draw my bow to heavy when I play insanely fast songs...........so I guess I'll bow lighter from now on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 You should become aware of whether the string breaks in the same place all the time. If so, look there for the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 they all seem to be breaking at the scroll..........any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 That's not the usual place for being played strongly. My first thought is that the groove in the nut is too narrow--see if you think it happens exactly at the nut. Also, run your finger over the string at the nut and see if the string feels rough there, and if you can see the winding being disrupted. Try lubricating the groove with pencil lead, for a start--you might want to have a shop widen the groove. And make sure the string takes a nice curve over the nut towards the peg--no sharp angles: that makes more stress on the string. Really look at the strings in that area and see if you see anything that looks stressful that could be eliminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vi01in Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 I'd also reccomend giving Obligatos a try... In my experiance, they go false before they snap; they are rather thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Victor Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Close to the the nut, the string hole in the peg is sometimes the site of string breaking. If that is the place where the string breaks, it is fairly easy to taper the string hole to make it less sharp and prevent such breakage. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 What kind of strings are you actually using? Steel? And is it actually the same string that continues to snap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted April 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Indeed...I am using steel strings....and the strings that break are usually the A and E...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufviol Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 You need to get rid of that nail sticking out of the fingerboard! Never substitute bow with hacksaw! Sorry, just in a better mood with warmer days approaching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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