I remember dealing with that a few months ago Chris requested I repost. Read it and weep <g>: --- Chris Nogy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:16:20 -0600 > From: "Chris Nogy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fwd: Re: [HG] OTW photos, deWit scale length, and a few > other > snide comments. > > This actually clearer than mud explanation might come in handy now, > if you would choose to re-post it to the list... > > Chris Nogy > > > > *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** > > On 9/27/2006 at 9:41 PM Roy Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Thanks. I found it!!! I was looking for something else entirely, and > >stumbled on it. I found also a rather oblique,tanilizing hint... > >"The angle of the wheel and it's distance from the tuning pin box > are > >of utmost impotance. The distance is important because this provides > >the scale of the instrument -the length of the vibrating string - > >(huh?) and it must be exactly 343 mm. " > > > >So he (them) is (are) perhaps telling us that the distance of the > wheel > >is 343mm from the pin- box. ,,, for entirely the wrong reasons. And > >the bridge, > >(distance between which and the nut determines v.l.) must be the > same > >distance by distance of an extrapolation of where the "sliding" nut > >SHOULD be. I'm thinking about getting an accurate measure of the > >tangent centers and back-applying the Rule of 18. > >Much more Helpful is a line from page 17 from > >www.hurdygurdy.com/info/dutch.htm "Place it with the headward side > 343 > >mm from the nut position. " That would be the Sliding > nut...OOO...OOO I > >get it. Take 1/2 of 343. Measure from the octave make a mark > (default > >nut position) and come out 343 again. There's yer Bridge and Bob's > your > >Uncle. > > > >The trompette and bourdon nut IS the facing wall of the pin bridge > so > >statements like "The trompette string length is 400mm." "The bourdon > >string lengths are 415mm. " are crystaline. > > > >THANK YOU, DOCTOR HACKMANN. I'll admit I was looking prety glum > myself > >for awhile > > > >--- Alden Hackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Hey, Roy - > >> > >> Of course we all look glum - no Roy! > >> > >> If you don't have your answer by the time I get home, I'll look up > my > >> > >> DeWit. > >> > >> Alden F.M. Hackmann > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> "Beati illi qui in circulum circumeunt, fient enim magnae rotae." > >> > >> On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Roy Trotter wrote: > >> > >> > Welcome home, everyone! I went to the OTW homepage, saw the > >> > Photos....everyone looks so glum of expressionless...did you > miss > >> me > >> > THAT MUCH? ( Yes , as a matter of fact I DO think that song is > >> about > >> > me...don't you? ) > >> > "But thats not what I'm to talk about I'm here to talk about" > ... > >> > DEWIT. > >> > > >> > CAVEAT: what follows is about luthierie, on Hurdy Gurdies, on a > >> > specific design of hurdy gurdy. So if yer bored or annoyed by > such > >> > things, IGNORE, DELETE or otherwise buzz off. But don't just sit > >> there > >> > and gripe about people seriously discussing Hurdy Gurdies on a > >> Hurdy > >> > Gurdy list, go spend some quality time with yor cat or your > child, > >> or > >> > your orchids, ....or something. > >> > > >> > I took vacation this week with the idea of reviving "Lil Doorit" > so > >> I'd > >> > have something to play while I attempt, yet again. to repair the > >> crack > >> > in my luteback. > >> > I'm to the fitting-the-soundboard stage and want to make a few > >> scratchy > >> > marks on the soundbound while I can still see where the > top-braces > >> are. > >> > > >> > I can"t find my DEWIT, Botermans (et al) book, and I can't > remember > >> the > >> > scale length, so If you have the chanterelle bride placement, or > >> know > >> > it, pipe up. I also will need the placement of the drone and > dog > >> > bridges. > >> > I measured from the peghead wall to the tail facing end of that > >> brace > >> > 30.5 mm and/or 15 & 3/16 " which leads to the other question: > >> > There was a discussion at one point about the tail-side of the > >> bridge > >> > was best at 1/4 inch behind that brace ( I think). If anybody > >> > remembers that, I would be grateful for having my memory > refreshed. > >> > > >> > OK, I'm done, the rest of y'all. Welcome back. > >> > > >> > Later, > >> > > >> > Roy T. > >> > > >> > > >> > > *********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** > >
