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klimbim78
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Posts: 1
(5/31/01 11:32:36 am)
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Help with
strings?
Hi!
new to cello, and have a rather bright-sounding instrument.
It's a new cello, and rather cheap.
My question is - would
like some strings to take the edge off the brightness, and was
looking at Pirastro Aricores and Pirastro Synoxa. The main draws
were that these strings claimed to be warm and dark, and the fact
that they are more affordable! Can anyone who has tried these
strings give some comments? Ease of playing, and whether they really
ARE darker and warmer than normal steel strings?
Thanks so
much!
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lblake
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Posts: 372
(6/2/01 8:36:47
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What strings do
you have on there now?
It's possible that there may also be steel strings that are warmer
and darker.
For perlon strings that are less expensive, I've seen
and heard of a lot more people using Thomastik Dominants than the
strings you mentioned...
You're on the right track with the
synthetic core being darker... but there are drawbacks, too -
especially response, usually. Just something to keep in
mind.
Sorry, I don't have any experience with the ones you
mentioned. I have played on Dominants once, but on an especially bad
rental cello, and I think the cello made such a difference, I don't
know how much could be attributed to the strings.
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klimbim78
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Posts: 2
(6/2/01 10:09:43 am)
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Re: Help with
strings?
Hey thanks for the reply!
I have Thomastik Superflexibles on
right now.....didn't choose them, they came with the cello. I think
they're rope core...
what do you mean response might be
affected with synthetic core? I sometimes have a bit of trouble
getting my G-string to move.....is that what you mean?
I'm
really just a beginner, so maybe that's just me...
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lblake
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Posts: 374
(6/3/01 9:19:55
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Re: Help with
strings?
By response, I mean the time between when you start bowing on a
string, and when it starts sounding (properly). The lower strings
are typically the strings where we have problems with response.
That's why you'll see so many more rope-core strings for the lower
two. Rope core is the fastest-responding core type. Gut is the
slowest. Perlon (or synthetic gut) is typically next slowest. I
think Cellos2go.com has good information about different string
materials and their characteristics. Shar does, too.
Still,
strings are one of the extremely difficult things about cello to
adjust, because one string may perform very differently from cello
to cello. Also, one string may perform differently on one cello,
depending on the other strings on that same cello! For example, my G
and C may sound or respond differently when I change the type or the
tension of my A or D.
Your best bet is to find other
cellists who have old strings you could try. Where are you located?
I probably have a few you could try... e-mail me at
blakeemail@yahoo.com if you would like to try some.
If what
you have on now are superflexibles, you might actually want to try
some less-expensive steel strings, still. Steel strings tend to have
quicker response, and last longer which is part of why so many of us
stick with them.
Jargar on top (A&D) and Prim on the
bottom (G&C) is a pretty common set up that is inexpensive and
quite nice on many cellos. You might want to start with that.
Well.... good luck! and, be careful! accessorizing can be
addictive!!! (ahem... admitting the problem doesn't get you very
far, either.)
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klimbim78
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Posts: 3
(6/4/01 10:07:57 pm)
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Re: Help with
strings?
about it being expensive...don't I know it! I actually have been
playing double bass for 2 years now, and recently bought a set of
bass strings which set me back quite a bit.
It is incredibly
generous of you to offer to lend me strings to try out....I got the
same response from Ellen from cellos2go....but unfortunately I live
in Singapore, in South East Asia...it's a very modern city when it
comes to fashion labels, computers and creature comforts, but
starved for old-world music related things.
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MaryJM
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Posts: 11
(6/9/01 2:38:09
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Pro-art
strings
I recently switched from all D'Addario Helicore strings to all
D'Addario Pro-Arte (perlon core, medium) strings. I, like you,
wanted a warmer sound, and while I heard many people recommend
Thomastik Dominants I went with these because of the cheaper price.
To get silver windings on the G + C stings of the Dominants would
have been much more costly than the Pro-Artes. I love them so much
more than what I had. My cello used to sound very bright, loud and
somewhat harsh. These are warm and mello. I have not had any
difficulty in playing them.
Mary
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elgee
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Posts: 18
(6/29/01 9:33:57 am)
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Re: Help with
strings?
Hello, I also have a student cello, which have quite a bright sound
and is rather cheap too. I used to have the Larsen Soloist A, D with
the Permanent G, C. But they made the sound too much brighter. After
I had tried many other strings. I found Larsen non-Soloist A, D with
the Obligato G, C can produce a warm but not too dark sound on my
cello. I love them. You don't have to worry too much for the
responses, they are just as the Belcanto Gold, ON MY
CELLO.
Good Luck.
Elgee
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