Most probably your instrument was strung with gut strings when it was made.
I wonder
about the quality of the strings because iin 1939 Russia was a Comunist
country, closed
to the good strings made in western Europe.
It's interesting that Russia developed quite a lot in string playing and
teaching, but was not
able to develop a good violin making school.
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On 7/6/09, ivan_ptizelov <ptizelov@...> wrote:
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> Anyone have any idea when metal strings first came into general use in
> Russia? I'm curious because my instrument is a Russian instrument made in
> 1939, and I'm wondering what strings would have been used on it when it was
> first made.
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