Thank you for your message.
I am not in my workshop until March 10.
I will answer your mail afterwards
Thank you for your patience
Helmut Gotschy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Re: For those with the Dewit book..
"I'll tell ya, it's a lot easier to remove that wood than it is to put
it back..."
Hey, Roy--
As someone who has a little experience in luthiery and much more in
furniture making, I wholeheartedly agree with your last comment. Remember
the old adage--"Measure twice (three times, etc.), cut once!"
Dave Palmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Trotter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Re: For those with the Dewit book..
--- Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Another ?...... Ok I realize the vibrating length and placement of
the main bridge is depended on a length of 343mm from the nut at the
end of the key box... Ok here's the question............. To get
the main bridge in the right place from what point do you take the
measurement from the nut to the 343mm point to place the bridge...
The reason I ask this is because the nut is moveable so your
measurement could be taken with the nut in the middle of its base, at
the front, or with it in the back flush with the wall at the back of
the tangent/key box... If you don't get this back bridge placed in
the right place in relationship to the main bridge and the keys, you
will not get the proper notes when everything is set up...
I've spent hours making full size templates and it's making more
sense as I go but I'm still trying to figure out certain things...
If I get this problem figured out then If I can figure out the exact
spot to put the wheel then I'm in bussiness.... Well at least I'll
have a better understanding as to how to properly set this up to
achieve success... Cheers, Seth and sorry for all the emails...
Waiting for you experts at this stuff to respond....
Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've come to the conclusion by reading the book and looking a
Aldens supp. plans that the vibrating length is 343mm between bridges
no the wheel... The plans say the vibrating length is determined by
the wheel which I know is wrong thanks to the supp. plans... With
that said..." Where does the wheel go?" In relationship to the front
of the key/tangent box and the main bridge, I cannot find a dimention
in the book for this spot.. I think it may have been left out since
the author listed the wheel as the vibrating length at 343mm...
The book also says the distance between the wheel and the tuning
box is 343mm,,, Shouldn't that be the distance between the main
bridge and the two smaller bridges at the end of the key box....
This is confusing... Seth
Oh that's what that business with "read all the questions, before you
abegin to answer..." Was about. Anyway, What I was saying about the
ocatve key (which, if I remember, the hole center is specified from the
edge of the keybox) then you can measure from the octave in either
direction and come up with a useful mark. (bridge, nut) Then the back
face of the wheel should be x from the front of the brige. I believe
Alden sez that distance (x) in the supplement. It would be helpful in
making a clean concise wheel-hole location, but I'm always wrong and
have to cut the hole bigger. I need to make a template for that.
I'll tell ya, it's a lot easier to remove that wood than it is to put
it back...
Later Roy
