Up to me its justarbitrary and doens'nt affect the working of the chien in the way you asked Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Nogy To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 2:09 AM Subject: [HG] More technical questions
OK, 345 mm is a common vibrating string length, but if you make that a bit longer, you get bigger keys or more of them, and easier spacing. But if you design the instrument around a longer length, then you have the ability (you don't have to, you can be creative with nut placement) to make the bourdons and the chien longer as well. What effects does changing the length of the chien have on it's buzz? Is there a benefit to making it shorter, or longer, in it's response and volume? I know you would have to re-guage the string to get the right tension and note, but does the actual vibrating length have noticable effect on the buzz of the chien? Thanks Chris
