Monawar Al-Jabar
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Strings
One of the most noticeable attributes of period string performance is the use of gut strings. Of course, gut strings themselves were in widespread use
up for much of the 20th century - they really aren't that "old" a tradition! Gut strings are much more delicate than metal strings, and usually have a
life span of only a few months, or even weeks. Additionally, the silver or copper windings may come loose and rattle in dry weather, so a humidified
environment is advised.
Depending on your instrument and the tuning desired, you may be able to buy a set of gut strings off the shelf from your local music store. But many
period instrument specialists feel that they achieve better results when they use custom-made strings. When ordering these strings, the player
specifies the pitch standard (A=440, 430, 415, 392 or 465!), the gauge (light, medium or heavy), the kind of twist and/or winding to the gut (many
types are available) and the exact string length of the instrument.
For players expecting to use non-conventional tunings for the lyra viol, or who are setting up their violone with Viennese tuning, or who want to use
"pure gut" for Renaissance music, or who have an unusual-sized or recalcitrant instrument, etc., custom strings are a must. Fortunately, these are
often just as economical as factory-made strings.
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String Makers:
Aquila - USA
P.O. Box 82761
Portland, Oregon 97282-0761
Tel/Fax: (503) 788-5029
http://www.aquilausa.com/
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Aquila Corde Armoniche - Italy
Via Aviano 10
36030 Caldogno, Vicenza, Italy
Tel: (04 44) 986972
Fax: (04 44) 989399
http://www.aquilacorde.com
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Baroco
60 rue de Rome
75008 Paris
France
Tel: (01 42) 93 28 95
Fax: (0142) 93 27 45
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Damian Dlugolecki
520 SE 40th Street
Troutdale, OR 97060
Tel: (503) 669-7966
http://www.damianstrings.com
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Naoki Fujii
Stuyvesant straat 9/1
1058 AJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: (31 20) 689 2058
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Carl Hellweg - CHD Strings
Postfach 720145
Lütgendortmunder Hellweg 12
44388 Dortmund
Germany
Tel: (02 31) 63 2562
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Olav Chris Henrikson
Boston Catlines
34 Newbury Street
Somerville, MA 02144
Tel/Fax: (617) 776-8688
catlines@aol.com
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Bernd Kurschner
Obere Waldstrasse 20
D-65232 Taunusstein
Germany
Tel/Fax: (49) 061 286910
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La Bella Strings
256 Broadway
Newburg, NY 12550 USA
Tel: (914) 562-4400
Fax: (914) 562-4491
http://www.labella.com
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Daniel Larson - Gamut Strings
26 N. 28th Ave. E.
Duluth, MN 55812
U.S.A.
Tel/Fax: (888) 724-8099
http://www.daniellarson.com/
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Northern Renaissance Instruments
6 Needham Avenue
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester M21 8AA
England
Fax/Tel: (44) 061.881.8134
http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk
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Pirastro Strings
Gustav Pirazzi & Co.
Postfach 540 D 6050
Offenbach am Main
Germany
Tel: (49) 6983.1011
http://www.pirastro.com
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Pyramid Strings
Sudetenstr. 41-43
D-91088 Bubenreuth
Germany
Tel: 09131-24064
http://www.pyramid-saiten.de/
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SOFRACOB (Société Française de Cordes en Boyaux)
Zone Industrielle
Reventin Vaugris
38121 France
Phone: (33 474) 53.32.30
Fax: (33 474) 53.38.25
http://www.members.aol.com/sofracob/homepage.html
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Thomastik-Infeld, Vienna
Diehlgasse 27
A-1051 VIENNA
Austria
Tel: (4 31) 5451262 47
Fax: (431) 5451262 43
http://www.thomastik-infeld.com
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Universale Gut Strings
Parochiestraat 92
9472 Iddergem
Belgium
Tel: (32) 53 67 25 22
Fax: (32) 53 41 64 80
http://www.liuteria-antica.com/Universale_strings
   
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Beas.One
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Thank you for this extensive list of manufacturers.
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Hosam
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Hey Monawar, thanks for the valuable information and the links. I would like to hear from anybody who is using Thomastik strings what do you think of
them?
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SamirCanada
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Hossam, I have some on one of my ouds right now.
There ok strings to me. I think the 3rd d note wound string is a little too thin and the 2nd nylon g course is too thick that it doesnt rest properly
in the nut.
But if you talk to any khaleejy oud players they often go with thomastik. its the most popular oud set in the gulf and a lot of them use that brand
from what I know. The tention is made for arabic oud and I find it feels decent. On the package it says "awtar oud" writen in arabic.
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oudplayer
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hey all
jameel is selling a pharamid set its all siler wounder or somehting l;ike that do anyone used htouse there really expensive but i use aquilas now
light and it would eb kool to get more siler on them like the secong set of G string .
thx sammy
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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Hosam
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Thank you Samir! I have only used Labella, Pyramids and the light tension Aquila so far. I really like Pyramids and Aquila but maybe I will try
Thomastik next.
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INFAMOUD
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I tried Thomastik on a couple of Shehata Ouds..I wasnt really happy with them...The Nylons are thicker than the Wound strings..And playing with them
hurt my fingers..They sounded OK..But too punchy and loud for my taste..The set wouldnt even fit on a Fadel Oud..Too thick on the nylons..But Ghassan
Bashir uses it and says they are the best..I guess it works out form some Ouds better than others..
http://mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=709#pid4798
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oudplayer
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hey all
what si the differ between the orange set the yellow set and the red set.
thx sammy
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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