Oscar Stern Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 1:06 AM, Strad O Various Jr. said: No but its contemporary the Geigenwerke, which used hurdy gurdy type wheels to bow the strings was strung in gut Having said that, I have replaced those Gut strings w/ Custom made Giegenwerke (aka Bowed Harpsichord) Flatwound strings cause w/ that many strings to keep in tune, Steel Flatwounds make a big difference. Also alot of information about these kinds of strings (I use Mechanical pegs on my 5 String Cello for easier tuning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strad O Various Jr. Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Oscar Stern said: Having said that, I have replaced those Gut strings w/ Custom made Giegenwerke (aka Bowed Harpsichord) Flatwound strings cause w/ that many strings to keep in tune, Steel Flatwounds make a big difference. Also alot of information about these kinds of strings (I use Mechanical pegs on my 5 String Cello for easier tuning). You own a geigenwerke?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Stern Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 12:15 PM, Strad O Various Jr. said: You own a geigenwerke?? It's a Yamaha Sitar-Geigenwerke cause it has Buzzing bridges to make it sound more like a Dilruba (bowed Sitar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Merkel Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/18/2015 at 3:35 PM, La Folia said: Just so you know, Quartetto Italiano used steel strings. Karl Richer's orchestra seems to have used steel strings, along with the concertmaster Otto Buchner (with a Thomastik tailpiece). And they were Baroque specialists! I think their popularity occurred at a time when steel strings were popular in general with orchestras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Stern Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 1:58 PM, Bill Merkel said: Karl Richer's orchestra seems to have used steel strings, along with the concertmaster Otto Buchner (with a Thomastik tailpiece). And they were Baroque specialists! I think their popularity occurred at a time when steel strings were popular in general with orchestras. That is neat. Steel Strings are actually Flatwound so they're easier to bow on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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