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A special knot from iconography
Do you miss your wolf tone eliminator device? Would you like a bit stiffer string but you cannot get another one right away? Maybe old painting are giving us a suggestion...
If you have other ideas about this knot, please share in the comments below this video, there’s nothing better than brainstorming for things like 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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