{"id":27221,"date":"2019-10-14T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camac-harps.com\/blog\/?p=27221"},"modified":"2019-10-23T11:49:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:49:48","slug":"fabulous-fluorocarbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camac-harps.com\/blog\/en\/news\/fabulous-fluorocarbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous Fluorocarbon"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Camac<\/a>

Photo: Jean-Marc Volta<\/p><\/div>\n

Harpists are often curious about our \u201ccarbon strings\u201d. These strings are actually made of fluorocarbon, but they\u2019re commonly called \u201ccarbon\u201d for short. Whatever their name, composite strings are a relative newcomer, in comparison to gut and nylon. We have had such good experiences with this material, that we have optimised the construction of many of our lever harps to work perfectly with them. This includes top-of-the-range instruments, in response to requests from professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fluorocarbon is much sought-after for its resistance capabilities. It stretches much less than nylon, which means it breaks less often and holds its tuning better. Its density is very close to gut, giving a similarly rich timbre. It therefore emerged as a gut substitute, particularly taken up by period instruments at the beginning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our own journey with fluorocarbon strings began when Savarez<\/a> informed us they were making them. Savarez is a famous, long-established French string maker – they made strings for Erard, so their savoir-faire goes back a long way. The fluorocarbon strings we first discovered were Savarez\u2019s KF, for pedal harps. Their gauges were the same as gut strings, but we found that the tension was a little heavier, probably because the density of fluorocarbon is slightly higher than gut. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jakez<\/a>

Jakez Fran\u00e7ois, President of Camac Harps<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was not convinced by this for the pedal harp\u201d, Jakez Fran\u00e7ois remembers. \u201cYou have to take into account that the tension on pedal harps is highly standardised; harpists do not expect much variation. I didn\u2019t think this was an ideal field to change. The lever harp, on the other hand, doesn\u2019t have a formalized tension concept, and I immediately saw huge potential for fluorocarbon on these instruments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fluorocarbon sounds rich like gut, but it lasts much longer, holds its tuning well, and it is cheaper. This made it an ideal choice for student instruments, and we conceived the Hermine – one of our entry-level bestsellers – for these strings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Savarez<\/a>

Savarez Alliance fluorocarbon for Hermine, Aziliz, DHC32, Celtic Isolde, Ulysse<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

As time went on, fluorocarbon proved its worth over and over again. Professional lever harpists asked us if we could not also use it at the top of our range. They particularly envied the fact that fluorocarbon holds its tuning better than any other material. It was in response to these requests from artists that the Aziliz was born. We also extended fluorocarbon to our 38-string harps, with the creation of the Isolde.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"K\u00fcrschner<\/a>

K\u00fcrschner fluorocarbon strings for Camac Excalibur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Today, our two best-selling lever concert harps are also strung with fluorocarbon. The Ulysse<\/a> uses the same gauge as the Aziliz<\/a>, Isolde<\/a>, Hermine<\/a>, and also an electric harp, our DHC 32<\/a>. As for the Excalibur<\/a>: we designed this harp together with Fran\u00e7ois Pernel, and he wanted a particularly strong and powerful sound for the instrument. For this, I decided to use fluorocarbon strings by K\u00fcrschner<\/a> instead of by Savarez<\/a>. The fluorocarbon material is the same, but K\u00fcrschner<\/a>\u2019s lower register strings are monofilament, whereas Savarez<\/a> is plaited multifilament. Monofilament strings have more projection. If you\u2019re wondering why we don\u2019t then use them everywhere – they also stretch more. Also, the world is big enough for more than one sound concept, particularly in the incredibly diverse lever harp world. We try to offer a big range of stringing and tensions, to serve this musical variety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ever unsure exactly which strings to order for your harp, don\u2019t forget that each harp page<\/a> on camac-harps.com<\/a> has handy links, transporting you straight to your strings<\/a> on our online store<\/a>! You can also consult our string charts<\/a> on our service page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably seen the words \u201cfluorocarbon\u201d, \u201ccomposite\u201d, \u201ccarbon\u201d and \u201csynthetic\u201d applied to various types of harp strings. Confused? Read on! 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