I'm not a builder and never will be (don't have the skills) but do enjoy reading about the craft as I'm interested in the instrument and not just the playing. Maybe just adding "building" to the subject line would be enough or "tech" for those not interested to push the delete button? I'd really miss these technical discussions. Sympathetic strings - how would I know about them and if I wanted them if it wasn't discussed. I'd have to join the builder's list even though I could never contribute. It could also start something. A forum for tunes, one for rosin, one for cottoning, one for meetings - the list is endless. Where would one place rosin and cotton? Ah, a HG maintenance forum maybe? Please let's keep it all in one place. Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- From: Reymen Marc To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings certainly very interested...altough i'm prepaired to share everything with everybody... Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: Arle Lommel To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings Would it make sense to set up a Google or Yahoo Group just for makers and those interested in building hurdy-gurdies? While I don't want to fracture the group on this list, I wonder if a dedicaed group might not attract those who don't want to participate on a general HG list. It would also allow those with an interest in detailed building questions to discuss as much as they want without overwhelming those who have an interest in playing only. My other thought is that often enough I've seen people say that they'd take such a discussion off list (like Marc proposes here), in which case the result of that discussion is lost to anyone else who might be interested, while a Google group would allow that to be recorded. If there is enough interest in a builders' group, I'd be willing to set it up. Best, Arle On Sep 29, 2008, at 3:13 AM, Reymen Marc wrote: Hello jim, I hear you have the same interests as I have. I'm a hg builder and i asked questions like yours to on the site but I discouverd to that the inerest for these items is minimal on this site. I'dd like to discuss these and others items like these but i think we can better do this not on the site... [EMAIL PROTECTED] marc ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Petersen To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:30 AM Subject: [HG] sympathetic strings hi again... the sound board question didnt seem to be very popular. so lets try this. regarding sympathetic strings any special rules such as length spacing height from the sound board... do they have to cover the sound board all the way ... ( i would imagine they would ) how do these issues affect tone and volume. who has them and how do you like them they seem to add just a wee bit of echo i have only heard a sample on the web but not in a tune format just in a single C note format.... any help? peace jim Grey Aengus (aka Jim) http://www.greyaengus.com often in error, never in doubt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 27-9-2008 13:11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1696 - Release Date: 28-9-2008 13:30
