This String Chart is for the Troubadour V, which has 36 strings, made beginning May 2001 and later. For older Troubadour harps with 36 strings, use the Troubadour III and IV String Chart. For older Troubadour harps with 33 strings, use the Troubadour I String Chart.
Even though it is a lever harp, the recommended stringing for the Troubadour V is PEDAL Nylon in the 1st through 4th Octaves, PEDAL Gut in the 5th Octave, and PEDAL bass wires. If you prefer, you can substitute Pedal Nylon for the Pedal Gut, or Pedal Gut for the Pedal Nylon. But be sure that you use PEDAL (and not lever) strings.
Two Types of Pedal Gut - We now offer a choice of two kinds of Pedal Gut strings. We have always carried the high-quality Bow Brand “Pedal Gut” strings. We now offer Burgundy Gut strings, which are an economical alternative. Manufactured by Bow Brand, Burgundy strings have slight visual imperfections, such as variations in color, which will not affect performance any way. Priced up to 30% below Bow Brand, these strings are popular with both students and professional harpists.
Bass Wire Strings You have several choices for the types of bass wire strings (2 strings in the 5th Octave, and 3 in the 6th Octave). The two main types are "Standard Wires" and "Tarnish Resistant Wires".
The "Standard Wires" are silver-plated, and the C and F strings are copper-plated. These strings will tarnish with age.
The "Tarnish Resistant Wires" are nickel-plated, and the C and F strings are bronze-plated. These strings will not tarnish.
Both of these types of wire strings have "silver-colored" A, B, D, E, and G strings, and "golden-colored" or "bronze-colored" C and F strings. If you'd like to have red C wires and black F wires, be sure to order the "Colored Wires", which you will find as the first option on the Bass Wire Strings page.
To order, click on the string type you are interested in. We have a column for the recommended string type and extra columns for the optional.
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