Thank you Funny that I just managed to watch the 3D gurdy on myspace, it just started working (only that video, not any other)
Nice sound! I particularly liked the string selection mechanism, although I could not see exactly how that worked. My HG, which I'll pick up at the luthier's house in Pontevedra, Spain in three weeks, looks a little like this HG, but it is in G/C and the strings are as follows: chanters: low G - middle C - high G drones: kinda like the chanters, only an octave below trompette: one, in C, with a capo for D I like how spanish HGs naturally have octave chanters... On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 10:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here it is on You Tube. > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKY41JBb7w > Neil > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, June 07, 2008 7:20 PM > *Subject:* Re: [HG] Chanterelle string for low D > > It's so frustrating, I can't open any video on MySpace... > > On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Leonard Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Neil-- >> Awesome sound, great music! Thanks! >> >> Leonard Williams >> _ >> [: :] >> / | | \ >> | | | | >> (_==_) >> !~¿ >> >> >> >> On 6/7/08 6:38 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi Arle >> > Pleased to report a bit of a breakthrough re. the low d chanter. I still >> > have not found the make of the string I have that works best but a major >> > improvement in harmonic resistance is gained by only applying cotton at >> the >> > keybox edge of the wheel. This effectively bows the string further away >> from >> > the bridge. It also imparts a more mellow tone.My first tentative >> > scratchings can be seen here : >> > >> > >> http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=35597142 >> > >> > >> > I'm sure I've heard this tune somewhere, does anyone have a title or >> > discography for it? >> > >> > Cheers >> > Neil >> > http://www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Arle Lommel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:08 PM >> > Subject: Re: [HG] Chanterelle string for low D >> > >> > >> >> Hi Neil, >> >> >> >> How do you define "limited success"? What hasn't worked with what >> you've >> >> tried? I admit that I can't help you here since I play in C/G with an >> >> octave chanter using viola strings with no problem, but you want to go >> a >> >> fourth lower and there I have no success. But in any event it would >> help >> >> to know what the problem you've faced is exactly. >> >> >> >> Part of the problem may be that you're really quite low. Balázs Nagy >> >> experimented with chanterelles in the range you suggest for a bass >> >> instrument and found that below a certain pitch (somewhere near where >> >> you're talking about, if I remember correctly), the vibrational >> envelope >> >> of the string gets too big for the tangents to effectively stop the >> >> string (the string bounces off them or something like that), so you >> end >> >> up with unclear intonation and other related problems. I don't >> remember >> >> all the details, but he ran into these problems when trying to pitch a >> >> Hungarian instrument down an octave, which would put it right near the >> >> range you're talking about. >> >> >> >> -Arle >> >> >> >> >> >> On May 28, 2008, at 2:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi all >> >>> I'm not usually one to plead for help but this problem is costing a >> lot >> >>> of time and money so any help will be greatly appreciated. >> >>> >> >>> I've just built a three chantrelle gurdy 345mm scale length and am >> >>> tuning it to normal D/G tuning . The third chanterelle is to be the >> next >> >>> octave D down. >> >>> >> >>> Has anyone found a string to achieve a reasonable result at this >> pitch ? >> >>> I've tried a lot of viola C strings with limited success. >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> >> >>> Neil Brook >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> >> Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1470 - >> Release >> >> Date: 28/05/2008 07:20 >> >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.5/1479 - Release Date: 02/06/2008 > 19:02 > >
