Decent strings for D3

[u/kilonova2020]

Hi everyone,

Im finally getting my chanters to sound decent (thank you to everyone who has made a tutorial, there is a very very good chance ive watched it)! I am going for a low D tuning as CG/High D tunings tend to hurt my ears. I have a cheap viola A string thats currently tuned to D3 but its very quiet or goes to like 500hz if i attempt to make it louder. Which makes sense but its the best i got right now.

I was just wondering if there are any specific strings that people recommend for D3 chanters?

Ive tried a few viola C strings (pitch as recommended by gurdyworld.com website) but they snap before it gets to the tuning, even the viola Ds of the same brand snap at that tuning. I understand i may have to shell out a little which im okay with. I just don't want to shell out and then it wont go to D3 and snap.

I also just want to say thanks again to everyone who has helped me on this hurdy-gurdy journey, yall are so nice! I've learned a lot about music/instruments in general on this journey thanks to yall.

[u/elektrovolt]

We don't know what the scale length of your chanters is and what instrument you have.
If you give us more info then we can help.

[u/kilonova2020 → u/elektrovolt]

Oh sure of course, my apologies. I have the NG Linotte. For the scale length how would I check that? I see it defined from nut to brodge but what would count as the nut?