E string whistling
My violin is a Vinci made in China. Currently I have D'Addario Pro-Arte perlon core strings on it with a steel E string. The E string whistles a lot if I'm playing something faster or switching strings fast. It's like the rosin doesn't grab the string. The other wound strings are fine. Does anyone know of a brand that makes a wound perlon core E string or something like that? I know my technique needs work, but I struggle most with that string.
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Permalink Reply by Erin Shrader on -
You won't find a perlon E string. Perlon is too stretchy to use for E strings. But you could try the Kaplan non-whistling E from D'Addario which is specifically designed to address that whistling problem. Their string designer, Fan Tao, is a good vioilnist. He started his research with his own violin and bow. They get good reviews from players.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Keating on -
Thank you. I'll find one and give it a try.
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Permalink Reply by Ulf Kloo on -
The Kaplan Solutions E that Erin suggested is a wound steel E-string. You can't force it to whistle even if you would like to do it. Other brands of wound steel E-strings are Pirastro Eudoxa and Thomastik Dominant. They'll never tend to whistle either. Thomastic is launching a wound E for their Vision Titanium set. It has a mighty sound if you need to boost your E-string.( I don't know if it's on the market yet) These wound E-strings can actually work fine as Baroque E if you detune a semitone.
Moving the soundpost and adjustments of the tailpiece might influence the tendency to whistle, but some violins are difficult to cure.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Keating on
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Thank you. I ordered a Kaplan E from a local store and will hopefully have it by next week. Nobody seems to stock it where I'm at.
Ulf Kloo said:The Kaplan Solutions E that Erin suggested is a wound steel E-string. You can't force it to whistle even if you would like to do it. Other brands of wound steel E-strings are Pirastro Eudoxa and Thomastik Dominant. They'll never tend to whistle either. Thomastic is launching a wound E for their Vision Titanium set. It has a mighty sound if you need to boost your E-string.( I don't know if it's on the market yet) These wound E-strings can actually work fine as Baroque E if you detune a semitone.
Moving the soundpost and adjustments of the tailpiece might influence the tendency to whistle, but some violins are difficult to cure.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Keating on
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I put a Kaplan wound E on my fiddle today. Much better! It's almost like there is more resistance to the bow, more like the A, D & G. Much happier. Thank you.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lawrence on -
The strings to look for are the Dominant #130 e and the Pirastro Eudoxa #3140. Both are aluminum wrapped steel core strings. The whistle typically occurs when slurring from the d on the a string to the open e, and is accentuated as the bow strays further from the bridge. With a little practice you can get almost any violin to do it, but it mostly goes unnoticed.
Dan
http://www.danlawrenceviolins.com
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Permalink Reply by Emmanuel G.M. on -
Hope this helps!
Kaplans Solutions (non-whistling) E String:
The non-whistling E string eliminates the whistling sound sometimes heard when the open E string is played while crossing from a lower string.
http://www.gostrings.com/kapsolest.html
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