That detail often gets omitted. It might be that the part is so simple that it looks like it wouldn't need to be mentioned, or the plan is a copy of an extant antique and that part was lost...
The tension of the bent (aced) wood with attempt to flatten out over time. So the cover itself is fastened by the spring of itself. I have made them of a single length of maple and veneered over them. The "professional" Siorat one is made of maple and ebony topped. Measuring over the arch of the top, I get 14 inches, (355 mm( ? That decimal frequently pops up where least expected)). Across the feet of the arch it measures 10 inch ( 254 mm?) And as near as I can measure: The mounting blocks are 9 3/4 (257?). There is a visible bevel, but I don't have anything I can get in there and measure the angle with, suffice it to say that the space across the top is narrower than the space across the bottom. On Dec 10, 2007 3:21 PM, Leonard Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > Like McKenna, I built my own insrument. The plans I used were > quite > clear, but they omitted a wheel cover. Perhaps the early style HG this > copies didn't have one. Anyway, since I don't have access to any "real" > HG's, could someone describe to me how the cover is held in place? Spring > tension from the cover? Are the mounting blocks bevelled to hold the > cover > more securely? I'd really like to have one on my instrument. > > Thanks from another novice, > Leonard Williams > >
