Maybe to much cotton... Put new cotton on it... Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Harvey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 1:25 AM Subject: [HG-new] Re: Tone problems
> > Greetings, > > I'm the proud owner of a new Hurdy Gurdy made by Alden and Cali at Olympic > Musical Instruments. I am a folk musician new to the Hurdy Gurdy, but I'm > not new to stringed instruments. > > My experience of the last couple of weeks is mainly positive, but a couple > of problems have arisen. > > My problem is this: the high chanterelle never totally leaves the surface > of > the wheel when I put it on its little stand, whatever that's called, > creating a cacophonous overtone sound. But more annoying still is that > when > it is contacting the wheel, most of the time it sounds horrible. I've > been > experimenting with rosin and cotton and have had some luck with that, but > this "grinding" sound keeps coming back. I'm thinking there is a > relationship between the string's position and the evil sound that > persists. > The chanterelle, if played by itself when it's doing this, makes no sound > that could be called musical. The tangents have little effect. Thoughts? > > Many thanks in advance, > Doug Harvey > Lawrence, KS, USA > > ----------------------------------------- > Douglas Harvey, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of History > Fort Hays State University > www.RowanCelticMusic.com > www.DougHarvey.org > "If I could lead you into the Promised Land, > I would not do it, because someone else > would come along and lead you out." > Eugene Debs > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.4/1976 - Release Date: 27-2-2009 > 13:27 > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
