The 6th false myth: it is impossible to play solo on gut. Btw, i remember a day i practiced a Bruckner symphony and one colleague came into my practice room starting to laugh and blame me for playing a "Baroque Bruckner"... i told him that Bruckner never saw a steel string in his life and he just refused to believe me
Fantastic! Grazie per il video. Timestamps: 1:40 1: Gut strings sounding/feeling quieter and softer? 6:06 2: Gut strings easily getting out of tune? 8:49 3: Gut strings' short lifespan? 10:49 4: Only for baroque music? 13:12 5: Can't play properly with steel strings after using gut ones?
Any recommendations on a LOW tension period accurate low E? I found a pirastro chorda as a period accurate silver wrapped low E, but it has 73 lbs of tension on it! I’m looking for a low E with 45 lbs of tension or less. Currently I’m using a plain gut E. I ordered an evah slap low E because of the tension sits at 45 lbs, yet it’s synthetic gut, which makes me sad. I’m excited to hear your thoughts!
I use Tempera strings (synthetic) for the E, so I can't really give you an advice. However, there is plenty of brands producing historical strings. I personally use Toro and Gamut.
Hi Severiano, this is a wonderful video. I play German style now. What first ‘baroque’ bow would you recommend? Is a Dragonetti bow worth trying and where can I buy one? J
Thank you so much Jim! I believe a Dragonetti bow is a great choice, since it's a good all rounder. Write me an email, and I'll be glad to help you out with finding a good one! severiano@severianopaoli.com
Even as a harpist where we deal with 19~35 gut strings Imma speak for us in case anyone is interested Yes they do go out of tune more often due to it being more flexible and stretchy compared to nylon and wire strings. As well for us yes, gut strings last way less compared to nylon strings and our wire strings last so long, it's just all the mechanics that it interacts with, the pedal discs and stuff. They just last not as long for us Interesting differences for the strings despite the material being the same, cool video!
Thank you! I think the continuous mechanical stress from the pedals and levers generates the wear and tear on harp strings, as you say. Luckily, that doesn't happen too much to us.
Great video!!! I was wondering what your opinion on using an unwound E and A is. Are the E and A on your bass in this video unwound? Right now I’m using a gut d and g and a Corelli 370m E and A. Also I’m so happy I found your video, because people all over the internet say gut has a darker tone, yet I find it to be throaty, punchy, growlier, and brighter than steel. Sounds great under the bow too. Let me know!!
Thank you a lot!!! I personally prefer a plain A for a matter of response. I've got a Tempera low E in this setup, which goes very well with the plain gut strings.
@@SeverianoPaoli ah, very cool. I’m going to get a plain A and E when I can. Do you feel like a plain E can get good definition? I heard someone playing one on a video, the only one I could find, and it sounded huge and amazing with a focused tone center. Any experience with plain E’s?
@@joldisyri8936 plain As are, in my opinion, much better than wound ones. I did use a plain E sometimes, but it requires a more extreme setup which I'm not a big fan of. But it works great on 5 stringers!
@@SeverianoPaoli what type of extreme setup are we talking about? I know that the bridge and nut slots need to be widened. Could you explain what you mean by extreme set up?
Great video Severiano!! I'm really wanting to make the change to gut soon. I'm mainly playing jazz but am also an Arco player and using some really nice steel strings but I'm feeling more and more drawn towards gut strings everyday! What's your opinion on Efrano gut strings? They are slightly more affordable, £300 or so for a full set and have had good reviews but would love to know what you think of them. Again many thanks for your inspiring videos! :)
Thank you a lot for your kind words! 😊 Efrano strings are definitely a decent choice to start with, good value for the money and reliable. The only thing, I believe they're rather bow-oriented strings, compared to some made specifically for pizzicato that I've tried, but, nonetheless, they're worth trying. I have a spare set of those, which I take with me on tour just for safety!
G'day!! What strings are these? where di you buy them from? I'm hoping to convert my old double bass to a Baroque one soon and am on the lookout :) Thanks!!
I played with gut strings for years. While breakage is rare, the only strings that ever broke for me were the gut strings. That has been my experience and may not be yours.
Really interesting video! I have two questions: 1. Do you notice a lot of difference between playing the gut strings with a modern bow and a historic bow? 2. C`è un maiale nella tua parete?
Thank you! So: 1) Modern bows in my experience are often too reactive and aggressive for gut strings, regardless of the model, and this can lead to some control problems. I own some "old" modern bows, built at the beginning of the XX century, which do much better on gut than bows built nowadays. 2) that's a bear!
The 6th false myth: it is impossible to play solo on gut.
Btw, i remember a day i practiced a Bruckner symphony and one colleague came into my practice room starting to laugh and blame me for playing a "Baroque Bruckner"... i told him that Bruckner never saw a steel string in his life and he just refused to believe me
Jeeeeeeeeesus... 😅
Fantastic! Grazie per il video.
Timestamps:
1:40 1: Gut strings sounding/feeling quieter and softer?
6:06 2: Gut strings easily getting out of tune?
8:49 3: Gut strings' short lifespan?
10:49 4: Only for baroque music?
13:12 5: Can't play properly with steel strings after using gut ones?
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks a lot
Any recommendations on a LOW tension period accurate low E? I found a pirastro chorda as a period accurate silver wrapped low E, but it has 73 lbs of tension on it! I’m looking for a low E with 45 lbs of tension or less. Currently I’m using a plain gut E. I ordered an evah slap low E because of the tension sits at 45 lbs, yet it’s synthetic gut, which makes me sad. I’m excited to hear your thoughts!
I use Tempera strings (synthetic) for the E, so I can't really give you an advice. However, there is plenty of brands producing historical strings. I personally use Toro and Gamut.
@@SeverianoPaoli do you think synthetic is the better option for the low E?
@@joldisyri8936 that's what works best for me. I guess there's no black or white answer here, it's all about experimenting and finding ou.
I like the video,& was wandering if you,yourself or others you know have seen similar results using gut strings on other instruments?
Thank you a lot John! About your question: I'm going to pass it on to some colleagues of mine and get back to you!
Hi Severiano, this is a wonderful video. I play German style now. What first ‘baroque’ bow would you recommend? Is a Dragonetti bow worth trying and where can I buy one? J
Thank you so much Jim!
I believe a Dragonetti bow is a great choice, since it's a good all rounder. Write me an email, and I'll be glad to help you out with finding a good one!
severiano@severianopaoli.com
Even as a harpist where we deal with 19~35 gut strings
Imma speak for us in case anyone is interested
Yes they do go out of tune more often due to it being more flexible and stretchy compared to nylon and wire strings.
As well for us yes, gut strings last way less compared to nylon strings and our wire strings last so long, it's just all the mechanics that it interacts with, the pedal discs and stuff. They just last not as long for us
Interesting differences for the strings despite the material being the same, cool video!
Thank you!
I think the continuous mechanical stress from the pedals and levers generates the wear and tear on harp strings, as you say. Luckily, that doesn't happen too much to us.
@@SeverianoPaoli yeah, that's the reality of it, still doesn't reduce string prices though 😂
Great video!!! I was wondering what your opinion on using an unwound E and A is. Are the E and A on your bass in this video unwound? Right now I’m using a gut d and g and a Corelli 370m E and A. Also I’m so happy I found your video, because people all over the internet say gut has a darker tone, yet I find it to be throaty, punchy, growlier, and brighter than steel. Sounds great under the bow too. Let me know!!
Thank you a lot!!!
I personally prefer a plain A for a matter of response. I've got a Tempera low E in this setup, which goes very well with the plain gut strings.
@@SeverianoPaoli ah, very cool. I’m going to get a plain A and E when I can. Do you feel like a plain E can get good definition? I heard someone playing one on a video, the only one I could find, and it sounded huge and amazing with a focused tone center. Any experience with plain E’s?
@@joldisyri8936 plain As are, in my opinion, much better than wound ones. I did use a plain E sometimes, but it requires a more extreme setup which I'm not a big fan of. But it works great on 5 stringers!
@@SeverianoPaoli what type of extreme setup are we talking about? I know that the bridge and nut slots need to be widened. Could you explain what you mean by extreme set up?
@@joldisyri8936 you get a much thicker string in the back, whose vibration is way broader and needs more space, and that makes it more extreme.
Great video Severiano!! I'm really wanting to make the change to gut soon. I'm mainly playing jazz but am also an Arco player and using some really nice steel strings but I'm feeling more and more drawn towards gut strings everyday! What's your opinion on Efrano gut strings? They are slightly more affordable, £300 or so for a full set and have had good reviews but would love to know what you think of them. Again many thanks for your inspiring videos! :)
Thank you a lot for your kind words! 😊
Efrano strings are definitely a decent choice to start with, good value for the money and reliable. The only thing, I believe they're rather bow-oriented strings, compared to some made specifically for pizzicato that I've tried, but, nonetheless, they're worth trying. I have a spare set of those, which I take with me on tour just for safety!
@@SeverianoPaoli Okay awesome, thank you for the insight and advice! Keep up the great work and look forward to hearing and seeing more! :)
What is that bow? What rosin do you use with gut arco?
That's a XIX century original Dragonetti bow. I use only Leatherwood rosin on all types of strings.
G'day!! What strings are these? where di you buy them from? I'm hoping to convert my old double bass to a Baroque one soon and am on the lookout :) Thanks!!
Hello there!.
The ones on this bass are Gamut Pistoy, which you can purchase at www.gamutmusic.com
In pizzicato my gut string sounds much softer than steel but not with arco .The strings I use are 50 years old and 500 year old recipe
Very good video! Thank you! 🎼🙏
You're very welcome! 😊
I played with gut strings for years. While breakage is rare, the only strings that ever broke for me were the gut strings. That has been my experience and may not be yours.
In the last 15 years I've broken 3 strings, and neither of them was a gut one 😅😆
if you play slap and want the real click, there is no substitute for gut... period.
Really interesting video! I have two questions:
1. Do you notice a lot of difference between playing the gut strings with a modern bow and a historic bow?
2. C`è un maiale nella tua parete?
Thank you! So:
1) Modern bows in my experience are often too reactive and aggressive for gut strings, regardless of the model, and this can lead to some control problems. I own some "old" modern bows, built at the beginning of the XX century, which do much better on gut than bows built nowadays.
2) that's a bear!
I like the thumbnail 😆
Very interesting