If it is from Alden and Cali, they have these strange little things on the bridge, that you can adjust instead of shimming. They're strange to use, granted this is my first gurdy and i havent shimmed with paper before, but it is still a little strange.. My insturment went through alot when i moved it from the west coast to ND so I had to fiddle with it a lot.
What kind of gurdy is it? I got an Orca from them. the thing has changed my life. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Oscar Van Loveren 000724 recon < [email protected]> wrote: > > Shim....the answer is a shim. Little pieces of paper, you > can experiment with varying weights, to raise the string > off the bridge. The way it was explained to me is that for > strength reasons, the grain of the bridge runs in such a > way that is also expands and contracts with moisture/temp > changes..... so, shim when necessary. > > Oscar. > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. > http://www.nni.com/ > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
