If I'm using a 94 what would you recommend.. Cheers, Seth --- Paul Sherwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Seth, > > You have a lot of advice (from many people much more > experienced > than I!) but I thought I'd add one comment that I > don't think has come > up yet - perhaps its a bit obvious. If the problem > is one of balance and > your setup re rosin/pressure etc is good you may be > able to fix it by using > a slightly heavier chanter string which will tend to > be louder (more mass > and more tension). > > Paul > > On 3/10/07, Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Ok I raised it a hair and the scratyness is gone > but > > its pretty quiet and the drone is kinda drowning > it > > out... Seth > > --- Roy Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Only thing is when you get past about the > 7th > > > or 8th tangent the > > > > > > > > > sound is scratchy... Is their something that > > > causes these higher > > > > > notes to screach when you get to the > tangents > > > close to the > > > > wheel????? > > > > > > > > Hi Seth, sounds like your string's downward > > > pressure is too high. You > > > > > > > > probably need to add more paper under the > > > chanterelle at the bridge > > > > to raise the string slightly and lessen the > > > downward pressure on the > > > > > > > > wheel. String height problems become more > apparent > > > the higher you go > > > > > > > > up the string, so I'd guess you just need more > > > paper under the > > > > string. > > > > > > > > -Arle > > > > > > I concour. You might could get a louder chanter > by > > > lowering the string, > > > but the scratchy indicates thats its too low > > > already, so raise it a > > > bit. You might start with Capt Zag paper and > fold it > > > over double. Then > > > double that etc. any more than that I'd > recommend > > > Onion skin paper, > > > then normal printer/copier paper up to kraft > paper > > > bag stuff. If your > > > up to 3x5 or business card stock Id think about > > > adding some wood. We > > > can talk about that in private, if needed...it's > > > kinda like surgery: I > > > don't want to discuss the gory details out here > in > > > public where little > > > kids, etc.... Raising the chanter should clean > up > > > the scratches, but > > > you will loose volume: because both are > dependant on > > > the pressure of > > > the string on the wheel, so you don't want to > raise > > > it anymore than you > > > have to. > > > You could dress the wheel down a bit.... > > > > > > There's ways to quieten the drone but lets clean > up > > > the scratchy > > > business first. > > > > > > OR we could look at retooling the tangent-row to > get > > > 2 tangents per > > > key, then you could use that extra drone key for > a > > > chanter.... > > > > > > > > > > > > >
