Hi Arle
My guess is that when you moved it closer to the wheel, you also moved it
back towards the centreline making the string bear heavier on the wheel - it
only takes a few thou. That would give the symptom you describe. Try again,
making sure the edge of the block is in the same line as the original . The
best way really is to cut a new chien so you can fine tune the presure you
get. Trust me, it will get quieter!
Cheers
Neil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Arle Lommel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Reducing the buzzing bridge
Hi Neil,
Thanks for the advice. I finally got around to cutting a small, movable
walnut block with a slot cut in it. My experience was that if I kept the
block near the existing structure, as you describe, it was a bit quieter,
but not a large reduction. If I put the bridge in the block and started
moving it much closer than that, it quickly lost coherence and was just
uncontrollable noise. Any idea what else I might try, or how to get the
bridge under control (for what it's worth, the tirant didn't make a
difference when I got closer). Would it help if I posted an top-view
image of the geometry of my instrument?
-Arle
On Sep 19, 2007, at 12:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you need to try siting the dog closer to the wheel. This will
put the chien further over the main soundboard strut and significantly
quieten it. The mod can be done without major surgery by temporarily
gluing a small block of any hardwood to the soundboard at a distance
from the left edge of the chien bridge equal to the width of the
existing slot. ( Double sided tape works fine. This will give you an
alternate chien position with the right hand edge of the chien against
the left edge of the bridge and the left edge of the chien against the
temporary block.
If still too loud, you can make a separate block with a slot in to
accept the chien and experiment with different positions.
It is actually useful to do this when siting the chien on a new build as
you can easily select the volume required before permanently gluing the
bridge in place.
Regards
Neil
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