I have a synthetic wheel on my hg - a renaissance HG made by Olympic musical
instruments. I'm sure Alden can speak to construction of the wheel and
composition - wouldn't presume to say anything on that topic. As a player
who plays outside a lot - I have found the synthetic wheel to work just
fine. However, regular rosin doesnt' stick to it at all - you must use
liquid rosin. I rosin after every other song. I do have a lot of heavy
strings on the wheel that tend to rub it off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "L Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <hg@hurdygurdy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic Wheels?
I've been playing a "horrible lil symphonie" that fits this description -
and will continue to play it until the economy improves or someone wants
to volunteer to be my sugar daddy.
The manufacturer's website claims that the plastic parts are precision
molded. I have not experienced any issues with the flywheel and I've been
playing this sucker fairly regularly and with modest success for seven
years now.
Where I have experienced issues is with the plastic tangents: the ones at
the top of the scale are closer together and occasionally they will stick.
Lisa J.
Alameda, CA
