Subject: help please!

From: Nicolau <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:37:35 +0100

Hello everyone, I want to ask the whole community for help. I have a problem with my baroque laud, the fourth order (fa), makes a crash noise Very annoying ... the scale is 71cm, and the separation between strings 3.7. Can someone guide me how to solve the problem ?. A greeting to all from Menorca.

Nicolau Espinosa

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From: Matthew Daillie <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:51:54 +0100

If only the 4th course is causing a problem then I would certainly 
suspect the distance between the two strings as 3.7 is very close (4.5 
would be a safer option). You could have new holes drilled by a luthier. 
Obviously the thickness of the strings and tensions are other factors to 
take into account, so if you are using gut or nylgut then maybe you 
could try PVF strings which will be thinner because they have a higher 
density. You could also experiment with increased tension (but this will 
mean a slightly thicker string so probably self-defeating!).

Best,
Matthew