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stephen linder
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new vihuela
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I've just acquired a vihuela built in 1978 by Yairi Guitar.  It's made of cypress and is beautifully constructed. As a guitar player the vihuela is new to me and my recent efforts to find strings for…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by John C. Hudelson Aug 25, 2021.

 

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John C. Hudelson replied to stephen linder's discussion new vihuela
"Or 5 double courses and a high single string.  At least for lutes the high single string.was known as the chanterelle."
Aug 25, 2021
Jelma van Amersfoort replied to stephen linder's discussion new vihuela
"Dear Stephen, if you let us know the scale of the instrument maybe we can be more specific. I assume it has six double courses?"
Aug 25, 2021
John C. Hudelson replied to stephen linder's discussion new vihuela
"Vihuelas are tuned like 6 course Renaissance lutes.  So if the speaking length of a vihuela is close to that of a Renaissance lute I would guess you could use a lute set of strings."
Aug 15, 2021
Theo replied to stephen linder's discussion new vihuela
"It depends on what kind of strings you want it use on it and a little bit where you live. Aquila Strings are all quite good, both synthetic and gut; they are in Italy. You can of course buy them in the USA, but the selection and stock on the EU side…"
Jan 14, 2021
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new vihuela

I've just acquired a vihuela built in 1978 by Yairi Guitar.  It's made of cypress and is beautifully constructed. As a guitar player the vihuela is new to me and my recent efforts to find strings for it have failed.  I've tried Strings by Mail and other common suppliers familiar to me to no avail. Can anyone suggest where I might find strings for it?See More
Jan 12, 2021
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