Alliance Nylon Strings

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June 18, 2021 at 2:34 pm #256840

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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I have yet to get any information on Alliance’s nylon strings. Are they the same in gauging and quality as Bow Brand, or D’Addario, or more like Pirastro? Does anyone know? I’m not talking about their synthetic gut strings.

June 25, 2021 at 12:11 pm #256911

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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No one has tried these?

June 25, 2021 at 1:43 pm #256913

Biagio
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Hi Saul,

I’m not sure what you mean by “Alliance nylon strings” since I mentally think “Savarez Alliance”. These are fluorocarbon, hence not what I think of as nylon. Would you please clarify?

Thanks!
Biagio

June 25, 2021 at 1:56 pm #256914

wil-weten
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Hi Saul, I think you may mean Savarez nylon strings. (Alliance is used for their carbon strings).

You will find more information on all their harp strings (gut, nylon, carbon, and wire) from Saverez at: https://www.savarez.com/harpeharpe

There you will also find e.g. a link to a sheet with the diameters of their nylon harp strings (and sheets with information on their other string materials for the harp).

June 25, 2021 at 8:48 pm #256951

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Yes, thank you, but I am asking about comparison, as I don’t have charts for other brands.

June 25, 2021 at 8:50 pm #256952

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Does that chart mean you can order strings in any of three diameters?

June 26, 2021 at 5:43 am #256954

wil-weten
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Yes, that chart means you can order strings in any of three diameters.
As to charts for other brands:
Here’s the Bow Brand nylon scale: https://www.morleyharps.co.uk/Files/116004/BowBrand_Nylon_Scale.pdf

June 26, 2021 at 5:43 am #256955

wil-weten
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And here: https://shop.camac-harps.com/en/product/string-gauge-charts/ for Camac Strings (one of the options is for nylon strings).

June 26, 2021 at 11:53 am #256958

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Yes, I am only interested in nylon. I would never use the fluorocarbon strings on my harps, or play on them again. The difference in tension caused injury. You have been very helpful. I don’t suppose you know of a similar chart for Pirastro? I used to get their heavy-gauge nylon strings, but they stopped making them. The quality of their nylon also seemed to change. I have the Bow Brand heavy-gauge gut strings, and they are magnificent!

June 26, 2021 at 12:30 pm #256963

Biagio
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As far as I know all nylon harp strings are Tynex by Dow Corning; some brands may be polished and/or pre-stretched but it’s all the same material as far as I know. As to the gauge…variations in diameter among different harp makers for a given frequency are strictly a matter of the particular maker’s choice. Larger diameters will have greater tension but the same breaking point as smaller ones.
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