Tag: violoncello da spalla strings
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The Premature String Breakage Problem with Violoncellos da Spalla, Octave Violas, Tenor Violas and Octave Violins: Part III – Proposed Changes to Instrument Design
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This is a continuation of Part II, which focused on attributes of the strings and the instruments themselves vis-à-vis premature string breakage. Part III focuses on what can be done about it. Part III: Changes to instruments that will decrease premature string breakage Make thinner strings? Reducing the diameter of strings would improve string longevity.…
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The Premature String Breakage Problem with Violoncellos da Spalla, Octave Violas, Tenor Violas and Octave Violins: Part II – Attributes of the Strings and the Instruments Themselves
This is a continuation of Part I, which focused on User Error. Part II: Attributes of the Strings and the Instruments Themselves While user error can account for, in my experience, at least 50% of premature string breakage, there are other things that are completely under the control of instrument makers, including myself. I have…
