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harsh sounding griff a strins
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:24 am
by Rudy Mueller
The stainless steel "a" strings on my griffbrett are sounding a little harsh. Has anyone any suggestions? alternate material?
Rudi
Re: harsh sounding griff a strins
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:47 am
by kenbloom
Hi Rudi,
I know that my instruments are sensitive to the relative humidity. When the air is dry, my instruments do sound "harsh", by which I mean there is excess treble to the tone. As the humity goes up, I find that both Meinels sound richer. This could be the source of your problem. If it is, then the solution is to wait.
Ken Bloom
http://www.boweddulcimer.org
Re: harsh sounding griff a strins
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:43 pm
by Rudy Mueller
Thanks Ken,
I keep two moist wash cloths hanging over the corners of my table, re-wetting then 2-3 time a day. meh. Summer is coming; we're about 2-3 miles inland from Lake Michigan. More comments in June....
Rudi