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Post by Malc on May 11, 2016 13:00:05 GMT
Hi Michael, yesterday I decided to restring my Mohan veena as they have had quite a bit of use. I couldn't see the point in changing the sympathetic strings as I can't see that they get a great deal of wear. However as I lowered the tension on the 3 main strings the sympathetics broke or many of them did. It must have been the tension increasing on them as the man strings we're removed. I have learnt a valuable lesson which is to take the tension off the sympathetic strings before the main. The Ellora strings are not very good. I read an article on Harry Manx here he stated the gauge strings he uses and have made a list and sent it off to Strings direct and they are looking not it for me. I will let you kno Ho I get on.
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Post by Michael Messer on May 11, 2016 14:31:43 GMT
Hi Malc
The Mohan veena is like a National guitar, in as much as you must not remove more than one string at a time. There are too many parts that can move and the instrument is under such enormous tension that it must be restrung carefully.
On ALL guitars, I remove one string at a time and tune the new one to pitch before removing the next. Then nothing can change or move.
When Manish is over here in June we are going to put together a set for Newtone to manufacture and sell.
Let me know how you get on
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Malc on May 11, 2016 19:07:52 GMT
Hi Michael Strings direct have the strings as per used by Harry Manx. They were all loop end apart from the .007 drone strings. It shouldn't difficult cut off the ball end wind a loop. I expect ther will be a video on YouTube to help.Usually when I buy a guitar it takes ages to find the strings that suit me, a it expensive but nothing ventured. Thanks for the tip of changing only one string at a time I only thought that it applied to resonators.
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Post by Stevie on May 12, 2016 9:31:18 GMT
Can't you just untwist the ball end a few turns until it falls out? Hey presto! a loop end.
e&oe...
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Post by Malc on May 12, 2016 10:26:08 GMT
Hi Stevie, yes I thought that I might try that first. Had a look on YouTube and it doesn't look to difficult to wind a loop just a bit time consuming with 12 strings.It seemsto be difficult buying decent strings for this instrument. Hopefully Michael will be successful with Strings direct.
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Post by Michael Messer on May 12, 2016 23:12:11 GMT
Winding a loop-end is really easy, it won't look as neat as a commercially produced one, but a few twists and you're done.
Shine On
Michael
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