I guess it's the nature of the beast, I got home straped the Gurdy on and the vibrating thingy was gone... Seth --- Ernic Kamerich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hallo Seth, > My hurdy does the same sometimes and in my case it > is really the G bourdon > resonating as Theo suggests. By damping this string > string I can prevent it. > For that purpose you may clamp something to that > bourdon string or, if > availabe, use a capo just touching the string. > Ernic > > On 3/28/07, Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Its loud though it throws the tune off.. It goes > from nice sounding and > > when you hit the open G its like a loud buzz bass > sound. I'm very new at > > this so it could be anything.. I may have put too > much rosing on the > > wheel.. If I put one chanter on and leave > everything else off when I crank > > the open note G buzzes like using the dog string. > It didn't do that when I > > got it but I've changed cotton and added rosin > since then... Could too much > > pressure on the wheel cause this.. The problem > seems to go away if I put my > > hand on the bridge and push down with a little > pressure towards the > > soundboard.. I think what's happening is for some > reason I'm getting too > > much vibration on that note and I haven't figured > out how to stop it yet... > > I'll check back after I troubleshoot a little > bit... Seth > > ** > > ** > > *Theo Bick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > > > You are probably getting the drone to sound > sympathetically. That can be > > OK. > > > > > > I just noticed that when I play the G with just > the open string length > > with one chanter connected only I get a loud bass > G like a bass string.. > > When I hit the next note A or any other key it > goes away and sounds good.. > > Its only happening on the Open G.. Seth > > > > > > >
