Polished or Rough Strings

What happens to a string while polishing. 

(one more way to save money)

The difference between a slightly polished string and a perfectly smooth string and why it is definitely worth to choose the first One.

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Roughly Polished

When I suggest roughly polished strings instead of smooth heavily polished ones, I often receive a squint like I am interfering with personal choices on musical taste, or with technical issues of an instrument which I have never seen, let alone played.  It’s always been difficult for me to explain why I am firm on this

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baroque music, double-bass strings, early music, gut strings, gut strings maintenance, viol strings, viola da gamba strings, viola strings, violin strings, violoncello strings


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