Re: Emotional hearing, and changing out my 7-year old strings...
Originally Posted by
dhergert
I have considered different strings, in particular the Thomastic-Infeld flatwounds. I might try them sometime. But based on their long-life reputation, if I were to find that I liked their tone, I can almost guarantee I would be keeping them for longer, not shorter periods of time.
Hi Don. I have had my first set of T-I flats on the Collings for about 11 months. Past few weeks I have been attending a weekly session again which leaves me feeling like I really need to change them to get brighter again, but OTOH there is nothing objectively wrong with them and I usually do a change after they start breaking—and they just don’t!
What I’m saying is that I think they would fit in with your preferences. If I actually preferred old-string-sound, these would be the ones. They are truly artisanal creations, almost works of art. I would never have said that about any strings I’ve ever tried previously. The high cost is not unreasonable if you amortize it over years!
2009 Eastman 505
2011 Collings MTO GT
2008 Toyota Sienna
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Mandoline or Mandolin: Similar to the lute, but much less artistically valuable....for people who wish to play simple music without much trouble —The Oxford Companion to Music
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