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The strings from Cat have arrived! Time to "fiddle around" (har har) with them. 
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OK, I think I need a new fine tuner on the ebay violin. I just took the old g string off and noticed that instead of having a ball end (like the other strings) the string was tied in a knot to hold it in the fine tuner. I figured someone just bought the wrong string type. So I put a "new" string from Cat on and started to bring it up to pitch when …. POP! The darn ball end snapped off and the string smacked me in the face. I'm ok, but I'm guessing the tuner is somehow doing the damage.
So, does anyone know if a fine tuner is something I can (should) put on by myself? On second thought, it is only the G string (so far) causing a problem. Maybe I don't need a fine tuner on that one at all?
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You don't need a fine tuner on the G string. Especially when you don't have steel strings.
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I read somewhere that you can change a ball-end string into a loop-end string -- untwist the string, take the ball off, then twist the string and make a loop. It seems pretty easier, you probably will need a plier. below is a link, but I'm not sure if this is what I watched or read, but the same theory applies.
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I've broken the ball on the end of the string to make a loop E string. It really breaks kind of easily if you squash it with a pliers in both directions. Just make sure you don't squash too hard as to damage the wire. Keep the loops too. There are usually two.
Actually you shouldn't have to do this unless you order the wrong strings and don't feel like exchanging them. Or if your string breaks and the only player that has an extra happens to have a ball end when you need the loop.
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Was having trouble getting a good sound out of the fingered a note on the d string also the g string sounds dull and kind if muted thought it was just the fiddle. Got to looking it over after all the discussion about the sound posts. Looks like my is crooked, instead of straight up its leaning toward the back. Fixing that will help me to like this fiddle mor than I do now.
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Ok, update on the old violin string situation.
When the strings from Cat arrived, (thanks again, Cat!) I put the dominants on the 70's ebay violin. They sound great. I tried the other string types (Black Diamond and Calvert Symphony) on the childhood 80's violin but was not happy with the sound of either set. So i ordered another set of dominants and a set of D'addario pro arte for the 80's violin.
I went ahead and changed to a lower bridge for easier playability while I was changing strings too. I put the d'addario strings on to try since I wasn't too familiar with those. Remember how I wasn't able to get a good tone on the lower strings before (expecially in 3rd pos or higher)? The tone has improved tremendously with the new strings. No more "scratchy" sounds! The d'addario strings have a much darker tone, and I'm not sure I love it, but I've only been able to play around with the new strings for a few minutes so far. It's hard to believe the improvement the can come from changing strings!
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You are right Sara. I've experienced it as well. The difference can be enormous. However, there are no guarantees. Some instruments benefit and others may not.
Happy to hear about the improvement.
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