it seems a little counter-intuitive, but if your octave is flat, it means you have to tune the string up a bit. This leaves the open string now sharp, moving the nut towards the head brings it down into tune with the now (hopefully) in tune octave. (until of course you shim, recotton, rosin or even take a deep breath.......)
derek ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Currier <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:43 am Subject: [HG-new] HG setup To: [email protected] > > 2: Barbara's notes from an OTW class about HG setup and > maintenance > say: If the octave (ie the open g of a chanterelle against the > octave > g key with the tangents dead perpendicular to the string) is > flat the > nut should be moved toward the head. If it is sharp the nut > should be > moved toward the bridge. I'm just a guitar and banjo guy, but > this > doesn't make sense. Ie, lengthen the string to make it higher > in > pitch, shorten it to make it lower in pitch? HG musical > physicists, > can you make sense of this? > > Any and all answers appreciated on or off list. > > Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer. > > > > Craig Currier > [email protected] > > "The entertainment business is a cruel and shallow money trench, > a > long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good > men > die like dogs. There's also a negative side." > > -Hunter S. Thompson > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
