Timeline for What's special about cello strings?
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| Aug 30, 2021 at 18:47 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @Edward take a look at the delta tension in the transverse direction as a function of magnitude of the transverse motion. I believe that is what plays into frequency vs tension for a given length string. | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 15:40 | comment | added | Edward | @CarlWitthoft I don't see why elasticity would have a significant effect on tension, except that when you stretch an elastic string its mass/length density decreases slightly. | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 14:28 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | @BrydonGibson Btw, I know of no particular reason why electric cello strings would need to be different than normal ones. Unlike an electric guitar, electric bowed strings don't usually use magnetic pickups but just piezo pickups in the bridge, so the material doesn't matter. | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 13:42 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | That's partially incorrect. As other answers point out, the materials used affect the required tension , because the elasticity factor matters a lot. Gut strings are a completely different beast from all metal strings. Don't expect anything like the same sound to be produced. | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 11:57 | comment | added | Luke Sawczak | @GrimmTheOpiner No more than Jell-O, it sounds like 😑 | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 8:31 | comment | added | Grimm The Opiner | Wait, cello isn't vegan!? | |
| Aug 27, 2021 at 0:28 | comment | added | Brydon Gibson | The "electric" cello strings that I was finding seemed to be a similar gauge to the bass strings I was using, but perhaps I was incorrect or misread. I'll drop to the lightest gauge flatwounds I can find, I guess | |
| Aug 26, 2021 at 22:02 | comment | added | phoog | Far less dense and probably a bit stretchier. | |
| Aug 26, 2021 at 21:54 | history | answered | Edward | CC BY-SA 4.0 |