String length?
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 11:49 am
Good morning all.
I see that Dr. Zither offers full sets of strings (melody, accompaniment, bass, contrabass), but for "harp zither only". A full set is around $175, which sounds ok with me.
But I don't have a harp zither. Here's mine (photo from 2014):
download/file.php?id=320
String lengths on my zither are as follows:
Melody strings (sounding length, nut to bridge) is 15.25".
First accompaniment string: 15.25"
Lowest string bass: 17.25"
Am I going to have to chop off the tuning end of the new strings? If so, is there a better option? Most of my current strings are "well beyond sell date"!
Thanks.
Tom M.
I see that Dr. Zither offers full sets of strings (melody, accompaniment, bass, contrabass), but for "harp zither only". A full set is around $175, which sounds ok with me.
But I don't have a harp zither. Here's mine (photo from 2014):
download/file.php?id=320
String lengths on my zither are as follows:
Melody strings (sounding length, nut to bridge) is 15.25".
First accompaniment string: 15.25"
Lowest string bass: 17.25"
Am I going to have to chop off the tuning end of the new strings? If so, is there a better option? Most of my current strings are "well beyond sell date"!
Thanks.
Tom M.