What is the difference between historical and modern stringing praxis (violin, viol, cello)?
Quite a substantial one: research on historical sources and observation of surviving pieces of original strings point to the use of not only thicker than commonly in use today, but also hand polished (hence not perfectly smooth) strings. Now, choosing to use historical string diameters can sometimes lead to a readjustment of the instrument’s set up – especially concerning the angle of the strings on the bridge – which sometimes the instrument itself does not accept very willingly.
