Try www.quinnviolins.com and get your strings at US prices. I've been using them for years, they normally deliver in less than a week, postage charges are low and I've never yet been charged import duties or VAT.
Regards, Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Derek Hoy > Sent: 29 September 2003 16:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [scots-l] D'Addario Zyex strings? > > > Toby asked: > > Anyone on here using them? I've been using > D'Addario Helicores for > > years now, and I noticed this is a new line they've > been producing.. I'd > > like to get some feedback before I buy a set. > > I've been using them for a few years now. I like > them on my newer fiddle- > they seem to have a softer silky feel to them that > suits it. I find they > play well as soon as they're on. > > My favourites in recent years are Larsen, but they're > too pricy, so the > Zyex are next best. I think we pay a lot more for > strings over here. > > I have some hazy notion that Zyex is a by-product of > the space race, like > Teflon. I think it may have been used to make > astronauts' string vests, > then somebody tried it on a fiddle. A good idea, > there being a shortage of > cats in space. Except on Red Dwarf if you remember that. > > Derek > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & > Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your > browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
