Outstanding, rich, entrancing sound. But that wheel looks to be about the size of a dinner plate....
Terriffic Chris *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/7/2008 at 11:38 AM [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 >>
