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| S Nov 5, 2023 at 19:12 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Theorbo is a Baroque instrument. Rennaissance- era lutes were far shorter, more like the Oud from which they evolved.
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| Dec 3, 2015 at 22:59 | comment | added | supercat | I presently use a g string tuned down to d for my fourth string and it's workable, though a little looser than I'd like; it may not be possible to go down another octave without using a wound string, but I'd think it should be possible to have an unwound string that was a little heavier than a normal g string. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 20:12 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | BTW, solid-polymer strings can actually be used for bass, even below the guitar range and without excessive scale: bass ukulele is normally strung with thick rubber strings! Of course, these give a pretty weird sound, but you can play music with them... | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 20:08 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | @Blahman: the Thomastik Classic S have sort-of flatwound bass strings. (Mind, these aren't really nylon strings – they have a very thin stranded steel core, which helps to counter the dullness associated with flatwound.) | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 9:25 | comment | added | Andy | You can get "polished" classical guitar strings - I think D'Addario do them. I haven't tried them, but apparently the windings are flattened a bit to reduce the "squeak" of running fingers up the strings. They cost quite a lot more though. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 3:47 | vote | accept | Blahman | ||
| Apr 24, 2015 at 3:02 | comment | added | user1044 | Flat-wound? No. But I like the D'Addario EXP round-wound coated strings, which are designed to last longer because the polymer coating keeps the dirt and oils from the fingers from getting to the metal windings. As a side-benefit, they are less "squeaky". goo.gl/jFrboM | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 2:59 | history | edited | user1044 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 24, 2015 at 2:59 | comment | added | Blahman | Awesome answer, thank you! As a side question, does anyone make flat-wound classical guitar strings? I understand those have a smoother finish which is what I am after. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 2:55 | history | edited | user1044 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 24, 2015 at 2:50 | history | answered | user1044 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |