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Anyway, before I was so rudely interupted.... The Siorat has splints on wood (spruce?) on the mounting faces, but I have seen felt or cork there. On mine I have put tape down on the soundboard and tapes sandpaper to the feet of the cover to get a better fit. In all likelihood the plans called for a tiny hole in the Bassdrone bridge. Another hole goes thru the cover. You want to hang it by enough of a string that it wont clatter against the instrument when you do have to remove it. an old chanter string is traditional, but you may not have any yet. a lot of people are real cool and don't tie it down, they just set it aside. I wanted to be real cool and the maid came by and put it in a cabinet with a bunch of Chinese antiques. I had asked the hostess about it several times and she hadn't seen anything of that description. One day I was over at that house again and the hostess asked me "Is this yours?" And I fell like that guy in the Bible with the 90 and 9. I didn't cry out loud, kinda wish I had. Oh before I forget again, and my eyes are going. The feet of the cover are 1 7/8 in (47.9 mm) wide. The widest point at the top is 2 3/8 (60 mm). Overall thickness is just shy on 1/4 in (5.58 mm) I can't get any more detailed than that because the cover need to fit the instrument. Tight enough not to make rattling noises but loose enough to be ale to play, with it on. For some reason people that eat stick/greasy food with teir fingers like to wipe them off on the wheel. Beats me. HTH, That ought to be enough to give you some ideas and get you started. Have fun, Roy On Dec 10, 2007 5:02 PM, Roy Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > >
