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Andy
Hamric
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(3/27/01 6:11:55 pm)
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Replace
Belcanto gold with?
Hi all. I recently put a set of
Belcanto gold strings on. I formerly had two Larsens on top and two
Spirocore Tungstens on the bottom. I have decided that my belcanto
gold A is too harsh sounding. It really sticks out, especially when
I play it open in Bach, for instance. Also had a similar problem
with the Larsen Soloist A (regular A is fine).
Could people
make suggestions on what would sound good with my other three
Belcantos (D,G,C)? Perhaps another grade of Belcanto gold (which one
- strong, soft, or whatever they call them... ?), Larsen, Jargar, ..
? Perhaps I should stick the old Larsen back on there and see how it
matches.
The string did come with one of those tubes on the
string that you put over the bridge. Does the placement of said
filter have an impact on the sound?
Thanks!
Andy
Hamric
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lblake
Registered User
(3/28/01 9:45:27 pm)
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Re:
Replace Belcanto gold with?
I've just gone through just about
the same experience. At the moment, my A string of choice is a
Pirastro Permanent. It seems to be a pretty good blend. Not sure
it's ideal, though... it's close. On my cello, of course. Anyway -
might be worth a try.
I sure wouldn't try one of the smooth
ones, though - like Larsens. Maybe Jargar? Seems like you need a
string with some toothiness to its sound to go with the Belcanto
Golds. (on my cello...)
gee- i should add that as a signature
line....
... at least, on my cello...
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Dick500
Registered User
(3/29/01 9:50:02 am)
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A
string experiment
Toothiness. That's a good word. I'm
going to use it now and again if you don't mind.
The little
tubes might have some minor impact on the timbre. However, I alwasy
have thought that their main purpose in life was to keep the string
from cutting into the bridge. If you do want to try it, make sure
that you place it so that the excess hangs off the bridge on the
tailpiece side. Otherwise, it could buzz when you play.
How
did the Larsen A & D sound with the Spirocores? If that was
tolerable to your ear, then it is certainly well worth the
experiment of putting your old one on. What you get will be
determined in large part by how long you had had the Larsen A on in
the first place. They have a tendancy to stretch out and go dead a
lot sooner than some other strings. A new one will have a bit more
toothiness and certainly more volume than a dead one.
I would
agree that a Jargar medium would be the first place to go for an
experiment. Another thing to try after the Larsen would be a
Permanent Soloist.
Dick
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lblake
Registered User
(3/29/01 9:53:03 pm)
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Re:
Toothiness
Be my guest, Dick. 
As long as I can use "complexity," too! (I think it was you who I
remember saying that)
For some reason, I'm always a little
surprised at how much I like the Permanents. They seem to have that
dark, mellow quality, kinda like Larsens, but with significantly
more complexity.
On my cello, the Jargars have a hint of
metallic sound, where the Permanents absolutely do not. I wonder if
other people have had similar observations.
Edited by: lblake
at: 3/29/01 9:53:03 pm
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Dick500
Registered User
(3/30/01 9:41:26 am)
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Re:
Permanents
Me too. I've been pleasantly
surprised by the Permanents as well (but not on my cello ... hmm,
that sounds familiar, too). And to think, I've been a Jargar forte A
& D kind of guy since Hector was a pup.
Anyway, my wife
and I (she is the student cello inspector here) were experimenting
with strings one day on some of the student cellos during one of the
Jargar shortage scares, and we came up with this fantastic
combination of 2 Permanents and 2 Prims. Not baaaaad! Good
projection, good tonal balance, good dynamic balance, easy to
play.
Dick
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