Hey John,
Hopefully this is the type of support you need.
I have a copy of the "Vielle a Roue" that is written by Pascal Caranga and
another man (I wish I had his name handy sorry). If you do not have a copy you
need one. If you don't read French you should still have it. The drawings are
very complete and the details are even more complete. It will save you remaking
parts and moving bridges.
The problem with building a hurdy gurdy is really about complex angles and
string pressure. The body is a function of the sound but I have seen very odd
shapes that make sound (some good some bad). Thus regardless of the body style
you can use the plans to help you with some of the more difficult angles
regardless of the body shape
As for the plans you chose I can't say, I never had the chance to look at
them, but every set I have seen is nowhere near as complete as the Caranga set.
Scott
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Sent: Mon, 14 May 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: [HG] A "newbie" welcome
Well, guys, thanks for the “welcome!” So far, I’ve had one offer for help
(thanks, Marc!) and three criticisms of the plans I’ve bought. Not exactly
the kind of support I was looking for!!
To my way of thinking, unless you’re going to build an historically accurate hg
with historically accurate decoration (pick your builder, your style, and your
decade), then a set of plans is just a beginning point. I’ve rarely built
anything exactly like the plans specified—there’s always room for changes,
adaptations, and some creative license. I’m assuming your good intentions, but
really…
As far as Pascal Crangat’s plans, I’ve been looking at hg sites for months and
I had never come across that name, so I googled him and found one site in
French. I don’t read French, so if he does have plans for sale, however good
they might be, I wouldn’t know it. And if I did know it, I’d expect the plans
to be in French, as well, so I doubt they would be very helpful to me anyway.
Now if he has an English version, I might be interested—I haven’t built
anything yet.
John Tappan
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