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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:51 am
kelan kea magkakaroon ng perfect strings?
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sat May 01, 2010 4:00 am
@Luigi meron namang perfect strings eh ... lahat ng Strings na yan "perfect" ... the quest & question is"which ?" is the Perfect string for you instrument ... ;)
sa US kasi madaling bumili ng mga nabanggit ni Kreisler kasi kumbaga ...ano lang ba sa kanila ung 40 USD ... satin kasi hindi biru ung 40 usd ... ahahaha... ^_^
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sat May 01, 2010 6:30 am
I'll try evah pirazzi by May 15. :) Tingnan ko kung tatagal sya sa akin. hehehe... pero most likely, sabi sa reviews super okay ang evah, doms din naman kasi 6 months lang din sa akin. Pinapataggal ko lang dahil wala pa ako pambili. hehehe...
tama ka ron, kaya nga try ko lahat ng strings kay Helen, tapos titingnan ko kung kanino ako mag-stick. para yun na lang pag-iinvestan ko every 6 months. :)
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sat May 01, 2010 7:03 am
tama tama !!! Wise move yan Tr. Liza !!!
aq rin ... in 3 months pa ... sisimulan ko na ung mga pasaway na gut strings na yan !!!!! ... KASI Naman !!! :( sa dinami dami ng Tupa sa mundo ... bakit ang konti lng ng makers ng gut strings !!! :(
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sat May 01, 2010 7:06 am
Mano a mano pa ... :(
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sat May 01, 2010 11:47 am
eh anu naman kaya ang magiging tunog ng strings na galing sa Gut ng Kambing.. minsan marami niyan sa slaughter houses eh.. saka sa mga Barrio sa Province pag trip nila mag ulam ng kilawin na kambing at Kaldereta!
(Mukhang OT yata.. point ko lang eh Curious lang ako sa Tunog ng Goat gut strings :D :D)
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Mon May 03, 2010 1:49 am
same din siguru Jeje ^_^
although inauthentic ... maganda yung reviews ng Gut Strings ni Dlugolecki - gawa sa Bituka ng Baka ... "hawig" din naman sa Sheep Gut strings... so i am guessing .... Goat Gut would sound similar ... ahahaha... but i dunno the atributes of Goat Intestine versus Sheep Intestine ... ^_^
Yung nga lang nagkakadebate between Period Instrument Players (Baroque Violinists) kung gagamit ba ng compromise na Cow gut or the Authentic Sheep gut.... :>
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Subject: hello po Wed May 05, 2010 1:43 pm
newbe po me at newbe rin sa pagbyubyulin hehehe madami me nalaman sa byulin :cyclops: :D :shock:
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Wed May 05, 2010 1:52 pm
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Post ka din sa Thread na Make your first hello sa general discussion.. hehhe welcome
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Mon May 10, 2010 3:16 pm
baroqueviolin wrote:
tama tama !!! Wise move yan Tr. Liza !!!
aq rin ... in 3 months pa ... sisimulan ko na ung mga pasaway na gut strings na yan !!!!! ... KASI Naman !!! :( sa dinami dami ng Tupa sa mundo ... bakit ang konti lng ng makers ng gut strings !!! :(
natawa ako dito. nag *dirty finger* hahahah.
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Mon May 10, 2010 6:30 pm
@jurusu OO nga! Kaya pala di pinapakita mukha niya lol
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:43 am
Marami nang nagcocomment sa String compatibility... Marami kasing pwedeng combinations eh.. But it all boils down to a single concept..
P R E F E R E N C E Kaya try to experiment daw sabi ng mga nakagamit ng ibang mga string brands. Depende daw sa panlasa ng tumutugtog ang gusto niyang sound ng violin. At kapag nahanap mo ang gusto mong timpla ng violin at string brand, stick ka na doon.. hehehe
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:21 am
I LEARN A LOT..
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:04 am
Baroque Equal Tension Gut Strings for Viola ...
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:19 am
na-try ko po yung Thomastik infeld. cguro mga 1 year lang tunog lata na sha. ang mahal pa naman nun. ung G nalang ang ginagamit ko ngayon na infeld.
yung warchal, okay sha lalo na nung hinalo ko sha with dominant. yung karneol yung gamit ko. warm yung sound niya and matagal ang lifespan. mag 2 years na yun eh okay pa rin. at, mura siya compared sa ibang brand. 1,800 ang isang set. 2,000+ ang pinakamahal. yung E lang ang mejo pangit.
ngayon, halo-halo na yung strings ko. may dominant, warchal at infeld.
i tried looking for pirastro strings kaso mejo nahirapan ako. halos lahat ng pinagtanungan ko wala nun eh. maganda pa naman yung reviews about that.
dominant talaga ang the best pero pricey. kung may kakilala ka sa US, mura lang. mga 1,000 pesos lang (50$ lang daw un dun eh).
tama si Jeje: it all boils down to preference. mag-mix and match ka ng strings that will suit kung anong sound ang gusto mong palabasin sa violin mo. un nga lang, mejo magastos but, its a good investment. :)
Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:23 pm
Hmmm share ko lang yung mga na try ko.
For my acoustic instrument, syempre:
Dominant, GDA yan pag E pirastro gold. parang most dito ganun na gamit as ive been doing my reading. however, mahirap kasi makahanap ng Gold dito kaya pag wala na, straight dominant gamit ko. Nagpapabili lang kasi ako ng bulk sa mga relatives ko e.
Vision - once ko lang na try, parang dominant din but mas mabilis mag wear off. probably the weather conditions here? and mejo matagal mag settle, siguro around 2-3 tuning days yan. Monitored ko naman humidity ng instrument pero ganun ata talaga. Parang dominant lang din.
Evah - eto na try ko na sa acoustic, malakas ang dating pero kailangan maganda rosin mo, yung black pirastro gamit ko dito. wag lang talaga yung paganini and supersensitive na brand. and bilis mawala ng kapit. kesa lang lets say your playing adagios, or any music na you'd constantly play on pianissimo. dry siya pakinggan pag sweet sounds like opm's. pang loud pieces lang talaga. iba kasi yung brightness nya parang di balanced pag nag soft music ka.
infeld red - eto i tried as experiment, kasi Thomastic e, so kala ko at par with dominant. if your looking for producing notes, specially sa bass side GD, ok sya, kesa lang limited lang dun. and besides, most violin parts would register so E string e, so dominant nalang kesa dito. Sayang lang sa pera i must say, mas maganda pa din ang dominant.
For my electric instrument, this may vary from your review a, pero solid body with piezzo ceramic pickup gamit ko na ev e.
helicore - eto yung stock nung binili ko yng ev, masyadong tunog bakal. yung parang di nag sesettle. Kasi syempre steel core sya e. Sabi nila warm sounding daw, pwe! tunog bakal talaga, augmented na nga yung tunog pag electric e, tas tunog bakal pa. Pero the good thing here is the stability. stable ang pitch talaga. Maganda ang helicore pag youd pump up with effects. specialy pag distortions, ayos talaga to. pero lets say youd play sa wedding using an ev, mejo masyadong crispy and walang feelings. pero malambot sya sa kamay gamitin a
spirocore - eto yung next ko after helicore, sa JB megamall ko pa ata nabili? hay, ok lang, better sounding than helicore, pero id rather go with dominant nalang. stable yung pitch pero overtone-wise, dominant nalang.
zyex - eto long lasting. pero ang tagal din mag settle, mas matagal pa sa vision. pero once mag settle na, pang matagalan talaga at in tune. maganda yung registry nya on all strings, loud talaga and minimal bow support lang, maganda for contemporary music and some classical concertos as well. kung soloist performer ka ok din. generally gusto ko to. kung dominant sa acoustic zyex sa electric.
dominant and evah - yung evah mas maganda dito sa electric kesa nung sa acoustic ko na try, yung dominant... again, pag wala ng resources ng strings, dominant always works best. :)
and has anyone noticed? sa dominant ata pinaka madali gumawa ng harmonics? less effort on both your first and pinky diba. :)
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:51 pm
Wow very detailed!! Thanks!
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:20 pm
[quote="Chrysfleur"]May nakasubok na ng Pirastro Obligato strings? Any reviews? Salamat! :D[/ nasubukan ko na pero di ko gusto,, evah is better pero mahal kaya dominant na lang ako reasonable ang price at maganda ang tunog kahit di kasintibay nung 2 ^ .. my friend is selling violin strings pala na copy ng domonant, same quality pero cheaper.. hahahah
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:22 pm
>>chino_again
the best talaga yung dominant GDA, then pirastro gold an E.. ganda ng resonance (for my violin)
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:28 pm
[quote="sancti"]
Chrysfleur wrote:
May nakasubok na ng Pirastro Obligato strings? Any reviews? Salamat! :D[/ nasubukan ko na pero di ko gusto,, evah is better pero mahal kaya dominant na lang ako reasonable ang price at maganda ang tunog kahit di kasintibay nung 2 ^ .. my friend is selling violin strings pala na copy ng domonant, same quality pero cheaper.. hahahah
Details naman po Sir Sancti!!!
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:18 am
guys, magkanu ba ung doms?
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:31 am
>> jake
eto number nya: 09173928991.. egay name nya, Dominant silver wound pala binibenta nya.. 2k/set..
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Huhu, napatid ko A string ko, Dominant pa man din. Less than 2 months pa lang. Ang ending, bumili na lang muna ako ng steel strings kasi wala ako mahanap na A string lang na Dominant, tapos pinalitan ko na muna lahat. Pero bakit ganun? Parang mas madaling magplay with steel strings, yun nga lang, di ganun kaganda ang sound. Preference lang ba ito?
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:19 pm
anu kayang bagay na strings sa violin ko... may nabili po ako sa OVH, and sabi nung pinaayos ko yung soundpost i-doms ko daw. parang ok naman yung tunog nia kaso feeling ko may igaganda pa, ok din po kaya yung GDA doms + Pirastro Gold E? Pinagiisipan ko palang naman at pagiipunan. at medyo mahal din tlga siguro pwede din ba warchal muna? mas mura. at anung rosin po ang need sa ganun? thanks.... sana ma help nyo ko para di mali yung mabili ko. pero alam ko nmn ang strings at violin trial and error din, until mahanap ang perfect strings for a violin. O kaya yung synthetic core, i remember meron ata nagbebenta dito, mura lang. thanks po ule...
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:02 pm
Si jeje may murang Perlon ... Innig ata ??? ... Strings are either Perlon, Gut or Steel.
yung Warchal kasi pwede tingi tingi sa Sound Essentials
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:55 pm
galing ako sa ATC sound esentials kanina,(iba pala name ng shop na un don) ok ba yung warchal? alin ang ok sa mga un? grabe dun, magkatapat ang JB at LYRIC. ang doms sa JB 3150, sa lyric 4300. antaray pa nung salesperson sa lyric.
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:01 pm
palagi namang mataray sa lyric eh ... ahahahaha....
Oist Tr. RDG may concert sa Alabang sa Sabado 23 October !!! Sama ka !!! Si Sir Coke Bolipata ang magpeperform w/ the Pundakit Strings !!!
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:10 pm
ahaha! ganun? si tr liza kaya nung nagwork dun mataray din???
talaga? waw, sige gusto ko yan, san sa alabang? sige check ko nalang sa pv events,heheh, ang nakita ko sa may sound essentials kanina nakapost yung sa september 25, me ididisplay daw na antique violins at handcrafted pati accessories. ifeature daw 200 yr old german violin..
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:13 pm
Hehehe ... violin teacher naman si Tr liza dun eh ... hindi sales person ... hahahaha....
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:22 pm
oops! my bad!
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:12 pm
hahaha...
mataray ako pag hindi nagpractice ang student na ineexpect ko na mag-eexcel. :) pero pag alam ko naman na nagprapractice pero hindi makuha dahil slow lang sya talaga, eh hindi ako mataray. Mataray ako sa mga magaling naman pero hindi nagprapractice dahil sa kung anu-anong dahilan (kasi ganun din ako DATI, haha.. kaya wag tularan. para mas gumaling pa).
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:07 am
@ms liza wow... naaalala ko tuloy yung teacher ko.. miss na miss ko na mag lesson.
@kuya ron almost pareho po ba yung innig sa warchal? if then yun nlng muna bilin ko, well, intayin ko pa masell yung old violin ko. =)
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Subject: Re: Guide to Choosing Violin Strings Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:53 am
@jhen
di ko pa natatry both innig and warchal ... sorry ....
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hehe, ok lang po, parang super lakas ata nung from ovh, pag nilagyan ko ng rubber mute kasing lakas padin ng bachendorff ko minus the rubber mute, over, nawiwindang ako, almost nakakabingi for me. pero di lang siguro ako sanay, hehe so i think pag binago ko strings medyo ma tame yung tone nia. sana, hehe, oh well, ganito pala pag bagong violin bagong pakikisama at pagkilala sa instrument unlike sa dati na gamay na, pero exciting naman, may bagong aalagaan, =)
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yup ... may personality na sya ... at mas complicated na sya tugtugin ... hehe... kasama na dun ang pag timpla ng bow storke/ pressure etc... kasi hand crafted.... para na sya ng may sariling persona ;)
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