[DanRoseberry]

Thanks for the tip REGISM. I’ll check this one out too.

[DanRoseberry]

Thanks guys. You have given me somewhere to start here. Casey, all the groups I have played with do have significant stage noise with both drums and electric basses, so your advice is key for me. Also, I’m glad to hear the Violin Shop in Nashville is a good resource, as they have worked on repairs and setups on both my fiddles in the past. Great shop! Wish me luck!

Dan

[DanRoseberry]

Wow! I love that toon as well. I can’t wait to hear and see you do it Casey! And by the way… it seems to me that this is sometimes played with cross tuning. If so, I would like to hear your take on that too.

[DanRoseberry]

Good News, Roland!

My new Peter Infeld string set came in the mail and I have had a couple of days to play them in on my 7/8 fiddle. So far, so good! The set did come with the Silver wound D and the Titanium E, and so I ended up getting a pretty good deal on them after all ($89.50 with free shipping through Amazon, from Newstarr Violin Strings in North Wales, PA).

After several re-tunings they seem to be settling in nicely with little need for tweaking. At first it seemed the Aluminum A string was louder and maybe brighter than the rest, however it does blend well with the set. D/A double stops are great. The Silver wound G&D are mellow and resonant. The Titanium E string is smoother and not as bright as the Evah Gold E I have been playing. It took a little getting used to but it is sounding really nice now. While most of my playing is in first position, I am extremely pleased so far with the tone in the upper positions — the best I have attained on this instrument after trying four other kinds.

Now here is something I did not expect — my 7/8 fiddle has had a nasty wolf tone on the D string at G/G# that always drives me crazy. After two visits to the luthier and after trying four other sets of strings I had begun to replace the instrument with another, and is being set up now by my luthier. Well, the wolf is almost completely gone with the Peter Infeld Pi’s. I hope it stays that way. If it does, I can’t imagine I would ever put anything else on this particular fiddle in the future.

I also noticed immediately how much easier they were on my left hand fingertips, than the Evah’s I had been playing. I don’t want to wear out this thread Roland, but I would appreciate it if you could share your thinking about switching out the A&E strings for Vision Titanium’s when they wear out. (Also, would those be from their solo set or their orchestra set?) I am wondering if it is because of the Aluminum wound A not sounding as nice as the Vision A?

At any rate thanks for your input everybody, and especially you Roland. It really helped me to think through my string purchase. Regards, Dan

[DanRoseberry]

Casey, you probably already have a list a mile long, but here are a couple I would like to hear your version of; they are sometimes played together:

Midnight on the Water
Bonaparte’s Retreat

[DanRoseberry]

Roland, I checked and the set I ordered did have the Platinum E and Silver D so I should be alright. It does have an Aluminum A though. I’ll let you know how they sound on my fiddle. If I hate them I can always trade them with a different fiddle I have coming back from my luthier in Nashville. It will have a new set of Evah’s on it. I have a Gold E that is still good I can slap on it too if need be. I also found an unused Goldbrokat E if that doesn’t work either. Stay tuned! Dan

[DanRoseberry]

Thanks for the tip Diane. I have never tried stark on any of my instruments. I would have never thought of putting a heavy string on a a smaller instrument, but it is worth a try. If the PI’s don’t pan out I might give them a try next. I did pick up a Goldbrokat E awhile back but don’t think I used it. I used the Evah gold E that came with the set. I will give it a try. Thanks for the tips!!

[DanRoseberry]

Roland, I was able to find a set on Amazon for $89.50 with free shipping. I ordered the set with the platinum E. My fiddle is a bit small. Not quite a 7/8 but close. I’ve been using the Evah golds on it and they sound pretty good except for the D. They are pretty hard for my left hand fingers too. I have Obligatos on it now but I’m still not 100% happy with it so I am looking forward to trying the PI’s. Here goes…

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